HISTORY 


OF  T 


FORTY-NINTH 
VOLUN 


GIFT   OF 


GENERAL  DANIEL  DAVIDSON  BIDWELL 


HISTORY 


OF  THE 


FORTY-NINTH  NEW  YORK 
VOLUNTEERS 


COMPILED  BY 

FREDERICK  DAVID  BIDWELL 

ALBANY,  NEW  YORK 


ALBANY 

J.  B.  LYON    COMPANY,  PRINTERS 
1916 


HISTORY  OF   THE   FORTY-NINTH   REGIMENT, 
NEW  YORK  VOLUNTEERS 

Chapter  I 

O:NT  JULY  30,  1861,  at  the  request  of  the  President  of  the  United 
States,  Honorable  Edwin  Dennison  Morgan,  Governor  of 
the  State  of  New  York,  issued  his  proclamation  for  the 
recruiting  of  twenty-five  regiments  of  infantry  of  not  more  than 
one  thousand  men  each. 

On  the  31st  of  July  the  Union  Defense  Committee  of  the  City  of 
Buffalo  consisting  of  the  patriotic  citizens  of  that  city  represented 
by  Mayor  Franklin  A.  Alberger,  James  Adams,  Isaac  Holloway  and 
other  prominent  citizens,  procured  authority  from  the  Governor  of 
the  State  to  recruit  a  regiment  for  immediate  service. 

Temporary  headquarters  were  established  at  James  Adams  and 
Company's  store  on  Washington  street,  and  Daniel  Davidson 
Bidwell,  a  prominent  military  man  of  the  city,  was  placed  in  charge 
of  the  affairs  of  the  new  organization.  Active  recruiting  was  at  once 
commenced.  About  August  12th,  under  permission  of  the  War 
Department,  the  grounds  and  buildings  at  Fort  Porter  were  occupied 
as  headquarters.  Barracks  and  other  buildings  were  erected,  tents 
put  up,  and  the  long  deserted  and  neglected  place  assumed  a  military 
aspect,  visited  by  many  citizens  and  friends  of  volunteers  already 
there  and  by  many  men  coming  in  and  voluntarily  offering  their 
services. 

Nine  companies  were  recruited,  principally  in  the  following 
counties:  Companies  A,  G,  I  and  K  in  Chautauqua  county;  Com 
panies  B,  D,  E  and  F  in  Erie  county,  and  Company  H  in  Niagara 
county. 

By  the  23d  of  August  one  company  from  Chautauqua  county  had 
arrived.  Captain  Plogstead  had  a  goodly  number  in  camp.  Haines, 
Selkirk,  Tillinghast,  Bullymore  and  others  were  actively  at  work. 
Clothing  had  been  received  and  issued.  Drilling  was  commenced 
and  guards  mounted.  Captain  Heacock's  company,  which  had  been 

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2  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

sent  to  Elmira  rendezvous,  had  returned.  Captain  Drake  had  come 
from  Westfield  and  Moss  from  Lockport  with  their  companies,  and 
before  the  end  of  August  much  progress  had  been  made  toward 
filling  the  regiment. 

On  the  16th  of  September  orders  were  received  to  report  at  the 
Park  Barracks  in  New  York  City,  and  on  the  16th  the  regiment 
left  Fort  Porter,  escorted  by  all  the  military  organizations  then 
existing  in  Erie  county,  one  company  from  Chautauqua  county,  and 
the  Union  Continentals,  composed  of  old  and  prominent  citizens  of 
Buffalo  under  the  command  of  Ex-President  Millard  Fillmore. 
Thousands  of  people  lined  the  streets.  Shouts,  cheers,  and  the  sweet 
sound  of  children's  voices  singing  patriotic  songs  greeted  them  as 
they  passed  with  difficulty  thru  the  crowded  streets,  and  many 
were  the  prayers  and  good  wishes  that  followed  them. 

The  journey  to  New  York  was  over  the  Erie  Railroad,  and  as  the 
train  was  long  and  heavy  and  the  rails  slippery  with  rain,  the 
regiment  was  on  the  road  until  the  morning  of  the  18th.  During 
the  trip  they  were  the  recipients  of  many  and  cordial  greetings, 
and  in  the  city  from  the  ferry  landing  to  the  Park  Barracks  (where 
the  Post  Office  now  stands)  much  praise  was  given  to  the  command 
for  its  sturdy  and  military  appearance.  At  this  place  Company  C 
from  Westchester  county,  known  as  the  "  Fremont  Rifles,"  was 
added. 

Special  Orders  Number  397,  Adjutant  General  Orders  State  of 
New  York,  September  18,  1861,  accepted  and  numbered  the  regi 
ment,  the  49th  New  York  Volunteers.  On  that  day  it  was  mustered 
into  the  United  States  service.  The  State  of  New  York  issued  to  it 
846  Harper's  Ferry  smooth  bore  muskets,  model  1842,  caliber  69, 
which  had  been  altered  from  flint  locks  to  percussion  locks;  15,000 
buck  and  ball  cartridges ;  25,000  percussion  caps ;  100  common  and 
18  wall  tents. 

Governor  Morgan,  on  behalf  of  the  State  presented  the  regiment, 
before  its  departure  for  the  seat  of  war,  with  a  national  flag.  The 
ladies  of  Buffalo  and  the  Honorable  William  Fargo  presented  a 
second  national  flag  in  the  spring  of  1862.  A  regimental  flag  was 
presented  to  the  49th  Battalion  at  Burksville  Junction,  Virginia,  in 
April,  1865. 


New  York  Volunteers  3 

The  regiment  numbered  nearly  nine  hundred  men  and  officers, 
and  was  officered  as  follows : 

Field   and    Staff 

Colonel  —  DANIEL  DAVIDSON    BIDWELL. 

Lieutenant   Colonel  —  WILLIAM    CLENDENIN    ALBERGER. 

Major  —  GEORGE    WASHINGTON    JOHNSON. 

Surgeon  —  JAMES  A.  HALL. 

Assistant   Surgeon  —  WILLIAM    WARREN    POTTER. 

Adjutant  —  WILLIAM   BULLYMORE. 

Quartermaster  —  HENRY    D.    TILLINGHAST. 

Company  A  —  Recruited  at  Fredonia 

Captain  —  HENRY    N.   MARSH. 

First  Lieutenant — PHILLIP  S.  COTTLE. 

Second  Lieutenant — THOMAS  CLUNY. 

Company  B  —  Recruited  at  Buffalo 

Captain  —  JOHN   F.  E.   PLOGSTEAD. 
First  Lieutenant  —  FREDERIC   VON  GAYL. 
Second  Lieutenant  —  WILLIAM    WEURZ. 

Company  C  —  Recruited  at  Portchester 

Captain  —  CHARLES  N.  PALMER. 

First  Lieutenant  —  GILBERT  J.  GREENE. 

Second  Lieutenant  —  WILLIAM   THEODORE  WIGGINS. 

Company  D  —  Recruited  at  Buffalo 

Captain  —  WILLIAM  F.  WHEELER. 

First  Lieutenant  —  GEORGE   HOLDEN   SELKIRK. 

Second  Lieutenant  —  PETER  A.   TAYLOR. 

Company  E  —  Recruited  at  Buffalo 

Captain  —  REUBEN  E.  HEACOCK. 

First  Lieutenant  —  GEORGE  W.  GILMAN. 

Second  Lieutenant  —  WILLIAM   ELLIS. 

Company  F  —  Recruited  at  Buffalo 

Captain  —  ERASMUS  W.  HAINES. 

First  Lieutenant  —  WILLIAM   BULLYMORE. 

Second  Lieutenant  —  CHARLES    HOWELL   BIDWELL. 

Company  G  —  Recruited  at  Westfield 

Captain  —  JEREMIAH  CLINTON  DRAKE. 
First  Lieutenant — PHINEAS  STEVENS. 
Second  Lieutenant  —  JUSTIN  G.  THOMPSON. 

Company  H  —  Recruited  at  Lockport 

Captain  —  CHARLES  H.  Moss. 

First   Lieutenant  —  ANDREW    W.    BRAZEE. 

Second  Lieutenant  —  HENRY  D.  HALL. 


4  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

Company   I  —  Recruited  at   Forestville 

Captain  —  RASELAS  DICKINSON. 

First  Lieutenant  —  ERASTUS   D.   HOLT. 

Second  Lieutenant  —  JAMES  A.  BOYDE. 

Company  K  —  Recruited  at  Jamestown 

Captain  —  ALONZO  J.  MARSH. 

First  Lieutenant  —  ANDREW  J.  BOWEN. 

Second  Lieutenant  —  ELIAL  FOOTE  CARPENTER. 

The  49th  New  York  Volunteers  suffered  a  severe  and  unusual 
loss  in  the  number  of  its  field  officers  killed  in  action :  General 
Bidwell  at  Cedar  Creek,  Major  Ellis  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House, 
Lieutenant  Colonel  Johnson  at  Fort  Stevens,  and  Colonel  Holt  in 
the  final  and  victorious  assault  at  the  fall  of  Petersburg. 

The  regiment  participated  in  fifty-four  skirmishes  and  engage 
ments.  Its  greatest  losses  during  the  war  occurred  at  the  Battle  of 
Spottsylvania  Court  House,  where  it  lost  45.9  per  cent,  of  the 
number  engaged ;  and  at  the  Battle  of  the  Wilderness,  where  it 
lost  20.5  per  cent,  of  the  number  engaged.  But  two  regiments  in 
the  regular  army,  the  14th  and  18th,  exceeded  this  regiment  in  its 
loss  of  killed  and  died  of  wounds.  Twenty-four  of  its  number  died 
in  Andersonville  and  other  Confederate  prisons. 

In  Sergeant  Alexander  H.  McKelvy's  journal,  interesting1 
reminiscences  are  noted  of  the  recruiting  for  the  regiment.  Mr. 
McKelvy  was  a  youth  of  twenty,  residing  in  Warren  county, 
Pennsylvania.  "  Lon  "  Marsh,  an  old  river  pilot  of  Jamestown, 
New  York,  came  over  the  State  line  for  volunteers  to  fill  up  a 
company  he  was  then  forming  and  made  speeches  at  county  fairs, 
where  the  impression  on  the  young  men  caused  many  to  enlist. 
They  went  to  Jamestown  in  fine  style,  for  Marsh  sent  a  four-horse 
coach  out  for  them.  They  at  once  commenced  drilling  in  Jones' 
Hall,  and  began  to  learn  the  rudiments  of  the  great  game  of  grim 
war. 

When  the  company  left  Jamestown  it  was  escorted  to  the  boat 
landing  by  the  home  guards  and  the  Zouaves  and  an  immense  crowd 
of  friends  and  spectators.  They  were  given  comfort  bags  by  young 
girls  at  Westfield;  these  bags  contained  many  useful  articles  for 
sewing,  mending  and  patching;  and  what  made  them  particularly 
interesting  was  that  each  bag  contained  the  name  and  address  of 


New  York  Volunteers  5 

the  fair  giver,  with  a  polite  request  to  correspond  when  they  settled 
down  to  camp  life.  And  the  boys  acted  promptly  on  the  polite 
request. 

The    following   record    is    taken    from    Fox's   "  Three    Hundred 
Fighting  Regiments  " : 

49TH  NEW  YORK  VOLUNTEERS  —  "  SECOND  BUFFALO" 

Neil's  Brigade  —  Getty's  Division  —  Sixth  Corps 

(1)   Colonel  Daniel  Davidson  Bid  well,  brevetted  Brigadier  General  (killed). 
(2)  Colonel  Erastus  D.  Holt  (killed).     (3)  Colonel  George  Holden  Selkirk. 


KILLED  AND  DIED  OF 

DIED  OF  DISEASE,  ACCI 

WOUNDS. 

DENTS.  IN  PRISON,  ETC.       ™    , 

1  otal 

COMPANIES. 

i  F.nrnll- 

ment. 

Officers. 

Men. 

Total. 

Officers. 

Men. 

Total. 

Field  and  Staff  

4 

4   1              2 

1 

3 

15 

Company  A  

1 

10           11   1 

29 

29  i          121 

B  

1 

12           13                 1           21 

22 

126 

c 

1          1.5  :       ifi 

19    I          1? 

106 

D.  . 

1 

18           19       j        15           15 

156 

E  

2 

17           19 

10           10 

145 

F  

1 

12 

13 

10 

10 

117 

G  

2 

13 

15 

25 

25 

152 

H  

5             5 

1 

18 

19 

113 

I  

i 

17 

18                 1 

16 

17 

139 

K  

i 

7            8 

17 

17 

125 

Totals  

15 

126         141   I              5 

174 

179  i      1,312 

141  killed  —  10.7  per  cent. 

Total  of  killed  and  wounded,  521;  died  in  Confederate  prisons  (previously 
included),  24. 


Battles. 


Killed  and 
Mortally  Wounded. 


Yorktown,  Virginia,  April  5,  1862 .  1 
Chickahominy,  Virginia,  June  27, 

1862 1 

White  Oak  Swamp,  Virginia 1 

Antietam,  Maryland 7 

Fredericksburg,  Virginia  (1862).. .  2 

Fredericksburg,  Virginia  (1863)...  4 
On  Picket,  Pennsylvania,  June  4, 

1863 ." 1 

Fairfield,  Pennsylvania 1 

Wilderness,  Virginia 39 


Battles. 


Killed  and 
Mortally  Wounded. 


Spottsylvania  Court  House,   Vir 
ginia 52 

Cold  Harbor,  Virginia 5 

Fort  Stevens,  D.  C 7 

Charlestown,  West  Virginia 1 

Opequon,  Virginia 3 

Cedar  Creek,  Virginia 11 

Petersburg,  Virginia 3 

Place  unknown.  .  2 


6  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

Present,  also,  at  Drainesville,  Williamsburg,  Gelding's  Farm,  Malvern  Hill, 
Crampton's  Pass,  Gettysburg,  Rappahannock  Station,  Mine  Run,  Sailor's  Creek, 
Appomattox. 

NOTES. —  Organized  at  Buffalo,  New  York,  September  18,  1861.  The  regi 
ment  arrived  in  Washington,  September  21,  1861,  and  was  assigned  soon  after 
to  Stevens'  (afterward  Davidson's)  Brigade,  W.  F.  Smith's  Division.  In  March, 
1862,  this  division  was  placed  in  Keyes'  (Fourth)  Corps  and  accompanied  it  to 
to  the  Peninsula;  but  on  May  18,  1862,  the  division  was  detached  and  used  in 
forming  the  Sixth  Corps,  in  which  command  (Third  Brigade,  Second  Division) 
the  regiment  served  until  the  end  of  the  war.  Although  the  regiment  partici 
pated  in  all  the  battles  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  in  1862  and  1863,  its  losses 
were  comparatively  small  until  1864,  when  it  encountered  some  hard  righting 
and  severe  losses.  The  49th  started  on  Grant's  Virginia  campaign  May  4,  1864, 
with  384  men,  losing  at  the  Wilderness,  29  killed,  54  wounded,  and  6  missing; 
and  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  24  killed,  89  wounded,  and  18  missing. 
Among  the  killed  in  these  battles  were  ten  officers.  At  Spottsylvania  Court 
House  the  regiment  behaved  with  especial  gallantry,  its  percentage  of  loss  in 
that  battle  being  a  remarkable  one.  Its  term  of  service  expired  September  17, 
1864,  while  fighting  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley,  and  the  remnant  of  the  regiment 
went  home.  The  re-enlisted  men  and  recruits  with  unexpired  terms  were  left 
in  the  field  and  formed  into  a  battalion  of  four  companies  which  served  thru 
the  war.  At  Cedar  Creek  this  battalion  sustained  a  loss  of  8  killed  and  30 
wounded.  The  49th  suffered  a  severe  and  unusual  loss  in  the  number  of  its 
field  officers  killed  in  action.  Colonel  Bidwell,  who  had  been  brevetted  General, 
was  killed  at  Cedar  Creek;  Major  Ellis  was  mortally  wounded  at  Spottsylvania 
Court  House  (shot  with  a  ramrod);  Lieutenant  Colonel  Johnson  was  killed  at 
Fort  Stevens;  and  Colonel  Holt  fell  in  the  final  and  victorious  assault  at  the 
fall  of  Petersburg. 


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Chapter  II 

SATURDAY  EVENING,  SEPTEMBER  21st,  the  regiment  started  from 
New  York  for  the  seat  of  war.  After  an  all  night  ride  of 
ninety  miles,  Philadelphia  was  reached  Sunday  morning  at 
four  o'clock,  and  marched  to  the  Old  Cooper  Shop,  where  a  splendid 
breakfast  was  served  by  the  patriotic  ladies  of  the  Quaker  City. 
Baltimore  was  reached  at  three  P.  M.,  and  the  regiment  marched 
across  the  city  from  one  depot  to  the  other.  Having  in  mind  the 
reception  given  the  6th  Massachusetts  Volunteers  when  that  regi 
ment  passed  thru  Baltimore  in  April  previous,  Colonel  Bidwell 
ordered  the  men  to  load  their  muskets  before  leaving  the  cars.  The 
regiment  was  not  molested,  but  from  the  looks  of  the  people  who 
lined  the  streets  the  men  felt  that  they  were  not  among  friends. 

At  eight  P.  M.  Washington  was  reached.  It  had  been  a  tedious 
journey,  but  the  weather  was  fine,  and  the  greetings  along  the  line, 
even  in  Maryland,  were  encouraging.  The  first  night  the  regiment 
bivouacked  at  the  Soldiers'  Rest.  In  the  afternoon  of  the  23d  it 
marched  to  Camp  Leslie  on  Meridian  Hill  and  formed  its  first  camp. 
On  the  25th  it  had  its  first  drill.  Two  days  later  the  regiment 
marched  thru  Washington  and  crossed  the  Chain  Bridge  in  a  cold 
rain  storm,  encamping  in  Virginia  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen. 

It  was  first  brigaded  with  the  33d  and  79th  New  York  and  47th 
Pennsylvania,  as  General  Issac  I.  Stevens'  Brigade  of  General  Wil 
liam  Farrar  Smith's  Division.  The  regiment  was  under  fire  for  the 
first  time  October  14,  1861,  at  Lewinsville,  Virginia,  where  two  of  the 
men  were  wounded.  It  lay  in  "  Camp  Griffin,"  near  Lewinsville. 
till  March  10,  1862,  when  it  moved  in  the  advance  toward  Manassas, 
but  the  evacuation  of  that  point  being  reported,  it  marched  thru 
Fairfax  to  Cloud's  Mill,  near  Alexandria.  After  a  few  uneventful 
days,  during  which  moving  camp,  target  practice,  regimental  and 
brigade  drills  occupied  most  of  the  time,  it  embarked,  Sunday, 
March  23,  1862,  at  Alexandria  on  the  "  T.  V.  Arrowsmith  "  for 
Fortress  Monroe.  A  few  miles  down  the  river  the  boat  anchored 
for  the  night.  Starting  again  at  daylight  it  reached  Fortress  Monroe 


8  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

about  seven  o'clock  in  the  evening.  The  men  saw  the  "  Monitor  " 
("the  cheese  box  on  a  raft,"  which  had  recently  become  famous 
for  her  victory  over  the  Confederate  ironclad  "  Merrimac  ")  lying 
at  anchor. 

Disembarking  early  in  the  morning-  of  March  25th,  the  49th  Regi 
ment  marched  out  to  Hampton  Roads,  and  on  the  27th  made  a 
reconnoissance  to  Watts  Creek,  near  Big  Bethel,  returning  to  New 
port  News  the  next  day.  On  the  31st,  its  camp  was  shelled  by  the 
Confederate  gunboat,  "  Teaser,"  commanded  by  a  younger  brother 
of  General  Davidson,  the  Union  brig-ade  commander.  April  4th  the 
49th  Regiment  marched,  with  three  days'  rations  in  haversacks,  to 
Young's  Mill,  the  Johnnies  retreating  before  the  advance.  The  men 
set  the  mill  at  work  grinding  corn  and  had  a  change  in  their  rations. 
Proceeding  early  next  morning,  about  three  miles,  it  came  upon 
Lee's  Mill,  on  the  Warwick  River,  where  it  found  a  fortification, 
over  which  floated  the  "  stars  and  bars,"  from  which  a  few  shells 
were  fired  at  it.  A  section  of  rifled  Parrotts  from  Ayres'  Battery 
was  brought  into  action,  and  General  Davidson  personally  sighted  a 
gun  which  cut  down  the  flag  staff  in  the  fort.  Turning  to  the  gunner 
he  said :  *'  That's  the  way  to  do  it !  Give  them  hail  Columbia !  "  A 
sergeant  in  the  battery  cut  down  the  staff  again  afterward.  The 
49th  Regiment  was  deployed  along  the  river,  which  ran  thru  a 
growth  of  small  trees  and  underbrush,  and  exchanged  shots  with 
the  enemy.  Milton  Lewis  of  Company  K  was  killed  and  two  men 
of  Company  G  were  wounded,  but  not  seriously.  Lewis  was  the 
first  man  of  the  49th  Regiment  to  be  killed  in  battle.  He  was 
buried  by  his  comrades  that  night  by  moonlight  among  the  small 
pines  near  where  he  fell,  wrapped  in  his  army  blanket,  in  a  coffin 
made  from  hardtack  boxes. 

Here  commenced  the  siege  of  Yorktown,  which  continued  until 
its  evacuation  on  the  night  of  May  3d.  During  this  time  the  men 
were  crowding  up  nearer  and  nearer  to  the  defences,  advancing  at 
night  and  throwing  up  earthworks  with  sand  bag  embrasures  to 
protect  the  Union  batteries  on  the  next  day,  until  they  were  within 
rifle  shot  distance  of  the  main  defences.  Altho  the  men  were  under 
fire  daily  and  every  night,  the  Union  casualties  were  few,  while 
sickness  prevailed  on  account  of  the  swampy  land  on  which  the 
army  was  camped. 


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On  the  morning  of  May  4th  the  sentries  on  Fort  Hunter,  directly 
in  the  army's  front,  appeared  in  their  proper  places,  but  quite  rigid. 
With  the  advance  of  daylight  it  was  discovered  that  they  were  but 
men  of  straw,  clothed  in  the  Confederate  uniform.  A  general 
advance  toward  Richmond  was  now  taken  up.  There  were  but  few 
preparations  to  make  and  the  men  were  soon  in  marching  order. 
Crossing  the  river  on  a  dam  and  advancing  in  column  of  fours 
toward  the  fort,  a  man  near  the  head  of  the  line  struck  the  percus 
sion  end  of  a  shell  that  had  been  planted  in  the  path,  with  his  foot, 
causing  it  to  explode,  wounding  half  a  dozen  or  more.  The  men 
were  halted  and  a  squadron  of  cavalry,  which  did  not  allow  any 
grass  to  grow  under  their  feet,  went  after  the  rear  guard  of  the 
enemy  who  had  buried  the  infernal  machines,  and  brought  back  a 
squad  of  them.  They  protested  that  they  knew  nothing  of  the 
matter,  when  General  Davidson  said :  "  Very  well !  We  will  march 
you  at  the  head  of  the  column  and  perhaps  that  will  enable  you  to 
locate  them."  Their  memories  were  suddenly  refreshed  and  they 
placed  little  danger  flags  where  a  dozen  or  twenty  shells  had  been 
buried,  after  which  the  army  proceeded  without  further  mishap. 

On  one  of  the  stuffed  sentinels  on  Fort  Hunter  was  pinned  a  note 
begging  that  the  Yanks  would  not  try  to  extort  from  him  by  forcible 
means  any  information  as  to  the  whereabouts  of  the  Confederates, 
but  to  come  on  and  the  men  would  soon  see  another  Manassas. 
At  two  o'clock  the  army  moved  forward  and  the  advance  was  soon 
close  to  the  rear  guard  of  the  enemy  with  which  they  several  times 
came  in  contact.  A  number  of  men  and  horses  were  wounded,  and 
the  Union  army  took  five  pieces  of  artillery.  After  a  hard  march 
of  nine  miles  the  49th  Regiment  went  into  camp  for  the  night  in  a 
meadow  by  the  roadside,  within  a  couple  of  miles  of  Williamsburg. 
A  heavy  rain  fell  during  the  night,  but  the  boys  slept  "  the  sleep  of 
the  righteous  "  and  knew  nothing  of  it  until  they  were  awakened 
in  the  morning  to  find  themselves  lying  in  several  inches  of  water. 
Fires  were  soon  started  and  the  men  spent  the  forenoon  in  getting 
their  breakfast  and  drying  their  clothes  "  in  place." 

At  an  early  hour  there  was  heavy  artillery  firing  a  short  distance 
in  the  49th  Regiment's  front,  accompanied  by  a  terrific  rattle  of 
musketry,  which  continued  for  some  time,  when  vrounded  began 
to  come  to  the  rear,  mostly  from  Hooker's  division.  The  men  of 


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the  49th  Regiment  expected  every  minute  to  be  ordered  into  the 
fight,  but  were  held  in  line  of  battle  until  about  the  middle  of  the 
afternoon,  when  they  were  sent  to  support  Hancock's  Brigade,  to 
which  two  regiments  of  Stevens'  Bridgade  had  been  added,  on  the 
right  of  the  line.  Major  Barger  says  this  order  was  hailed  with 
joy,  for  the  sounds  of  the  terrific  battle  going  on  so  near,  and  the 
sight  of  scores  of  wounded  men  streaming  to  the  rear,  while  the 
men  were  only  standing  and  waiting,  made  minutes  seem  like  hours 
and  the  men's  nerves  were  being  torn  to  pieces. 

Marching  two  miles  thru  mud  almost  knee  deep,  the  men  crossed 
a  mill  dam  and  arrived  in  front  of  Fort  Magruder  just  as  the  fight 
was  over.  A  heavy  rain  fell  all  the  afternoon,  drenching  the  men 
to  the  skin.  The  49th  Regiment  was  on  picket  duty  that  night,  on 
ground  covered  with  dead  men.  It  stopped  raining  just  before 
morning  and  the  men  pitched  their  tents  near  the  fort,  which  had 
been  evacuated  during  the  night. 

A  few  days  later  the  49th  Regiment  passed  thru  old,  historic 
Williamsburg,  and  May  14th  reached  White  House  Landing,  on 
the  Pamunkey  River.  Here  was  soon  established  an  immense  base 
of  supplies,  the  extent  of  which  is  not  easily  comprehended.  Here 
the  Sixth  Corps,  which  was  to  become  famous  for  gallant  deeds  and 
glorious  victories,  was  formed,  by  taking  Slocum's  Division  from 
the  First  Corps  and  Smith's  Division  from  the  Fourth  Corps,  which 
became  the  First  and  Second  Divisions,  respectively,  of  the  Sixth 
Corps,  and  placed  under  the  command  of  General  Franklin.  After 
a  few  days  the  advance  toward  Richmond  was  taken  up  and  by 
easy  marches  across  the  peninsula  the  49th  Regiment  arrived  before 
Mechanicville  on  the  evening  of  May  23d,  where  the  Confederates 
were  in  some  force.  In  the  morning  the  Union  batteries  exchanged 
a  few  compliments  and  the  Third  Brigade  charged  the  town,  the 
enemy  retreating  across  the  Chickahominy  toward  Richmond.  The 
Union  army  then  destroyed  the  bridge  after  them.  Next  day  four 
companies  of  the  49th  Regiment  with  a  squadron  of  cavalry  made 
a  reconnoissance  to  the  right,  with  a  view  of  burning  the  Virginia 
Central  Railroad  bridge,  which  was  within  three  miles  and  a  half 
of  Richmond,  if  it  should  be  found  practicable.  At  a  point  on  the 
roadside,  opposite  the  bridge,  two  companies  were  deployed  as 
skirmishers  and  advanced  thru  a  wheat  field  toward  it.  But  it 


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proved  to  be  strongly  guarded  and  the  men  were  quickly  discovered. 
A  considerable  body  of  cavalry  started  toward  the  Union  left,  and 
after  exchanging  a  few  shots  with  their  pickets  the  men  of  the 
49th  Regiment  hastily  retired  to  Mechanicville,  barely  escaping  being 
cut  off  by  the  cavalry  which  came  down  a  cross  road  from  the 
river  only  a  few  minutes  after  the  men  had  passed  it. 

May  26th  the  49th  Regiment  proceeded  from  Mechanicville  three 
or  four  miles  to  Beaver  Dam  Creek,  and  went  into  camp  about  half 
a  mile  from  the  Chickahominy.  Next  day  the  men  were  on  fatigue 
duty,  cutting  logs  for  corduroy  roads  and  bridges,  many  of  the 
latter  having  been  washed  away  by  the  rapid  rise  of  the  Chicka 
hominy,  caused  by  recent  heavy  rains. 

The  battles  of  Fair  Oaks  and  Seven  Pines  had  been  fiercely 
fought,  with  Union  victories.  Games'  Mill  had  also  been  fought, 
and  lost ;  the  49th  Regiment  taking  no  part  in  either.  The  men  of 
the  49th  Regiment  were  building  bridges  and  making  corduroy 
roads  thru  the  swamp,  by  means  of  which  the  Fifth  Corps  and 
troops  connected  with  it  might  join  the  main  army  on  the  south 
side  of  the  Chickahominy. 

At  three  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  June  5th  the  men  of  the 
49th  Regiment  were  routed  out  to  march  immediately;  no  time  was 
given  to  make  coffee  or  to  get  anything  to  eat,  but  the  men  were  hur 
ried  to  Dispatch  Station,  on  the  York  River  Railroad,  thence  four 
miles  on  the  railroad  track,  crossing  the  Chickahominy,  and  returning 
to  a  point  almost  opposite  that  from  which  they  started.  Here  they 
made  a  camp,  but  were  hustled  out  of  it  within  an  hour  to  the  picket 
line,  having  marched  at  least  twenty  miles,  but  the  men  thought 
there  would  be  "  something  doing "  and  were  ready  for  it.  All 
proved  to  be  quiet  on  the  lines,  however,  and  in  the  morning  the 
men  were  relieved  and  went  back  to  their  last  camp.  Their  work  dur 
ing  the  past  week  had  been  much  of  the  time  in  the  swamp  where  the 
water  was  from  ankle  deep  to  waist  deep,  and  the  surgeon  insisted 
on  issuing  rations  of  whisky  to  every  man.  Some  objected  to  tak 
ing  it 'on  conscientious  grounds  and  were  excused,  others  had  no 
such  scruples,  but  Major  Barger  states  that  the  flavor  had  been 
utterly  ruined  by  the  heavy  doses  of  quinine  that  had  been  concealed 
in  it.  On  the  7th  they  were  marched  to  a  point  on  Golding's  Farm, 
on  the  bank  of  the  river,  exactly  opposite  Doctor  Games'  house, 


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where  they  remained  until  June  28th.  Here  they  made  Camp 
Lincoln. 

At  this  time  the  corps  of  Keyes,  Heintzleman,  Sumner  and  Frank 
lin  were  lined  up  facing  the  city;  their  pickets  within  sight  of  the 
church  spires,  and  often  within  hearing  of  the  church  bells. 

There  was  a  lull  in  hostilities,  and  a  mutual  agreement  that  there 
should  be  no  more  firing  between  pickets  until  further  notice.  The 
lines  were  not  more  than  thirty  rods  apart.  Yanks  and  Johnnies 
were  soon  friendly,  swapping  coffee  for  tobacco,  newspapers  and 
lies  half  way  between  the  lines  every  day. 

The  camp  of  the  49th  Regiment  was  behind  a  small  creek,  on  the 
banks  of  which  were  trees  of  considerable  size  and  underbrush 
extending  back  several  rods  on  each  side.  A  good  wooden  bridge 
spanned  the  creek,  over  which  the  pickets  went  to  and  fro  between 
the  camp  and  the  lines.  Under  direction  of  General  Davidson,  they 
built  a  small  fort  on  a  high  spot  on  the  river  bank,  covering  the 
Gaines  house  and  surrounding  country,  which  they  named  Fort 
Davidson,  in  honor  of  their  brigade  commander.  They  also  dug 
a  heavy  rifle  pit  along  the  whole  front,  and  made  several  lines  of 
log  breastworks  behind  it.  All  of  these  moves  indicated  that  an 
attack  was  looked  for  at  this  point. 

One  day  a  battery  of  six  thirty-two  pound  Parrott  rifles,  each 
gun  being  hauled  by  eight  big  mules,  came  up  in  their  rear.  The 
men  built  a  redoubt  about  seventy-five  feet  long  and  four  feet  high, 
four  rods  in  advance  of  their  rifle  pit,  and  diagonally  towards  it, 
behind  which  the  battery  was  placed.  Trees  in  front  which 
obstructed  the  range  were  cut  down,  and  for  an  hour  or  two  the 
big  shells  were  rained  in  on  the  city.  Before  dark,  however,  the 
guns  were  sent  to  the  rear  as  they  were  not  calculated  for  close 
action,  which  was  anticipated  at  any  moment.  Next  morning  the 
Confederate  pickets  called  out:  "Look  out  Yanks!  We're  going 
to  shoot  to-day !  "  And  due  heed  was  given  to  the  warning.  Early 
in  the  forenoon  the  men  were  ordered  into  the  rifle  pits,  and  took  a 
beautiful  shelling  from  the  enemy's  field  batteries,  which,  however, 
did  very  little  harm.  A  line  of  battle  then  advanced  on  the  Union 
pickets,  who  promptly  withdrew,  to  form  behind  the  redoubt  built 
for  the  big  battery  the  day  previous,  and  from  this  they  fired  on  the 
advancing  line.  As  the  enemy  came  over  the  bridge  and  thru  the 


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creek  in  larger  numbers,  the  pickets  abandoned  the  redoubt  for  the 
first  rifle  pit,  from  which  they  continued  firing.  On  seeing  these 
men  retire,  the  Confederates  rushed  up  the  slope  yelling :  '  The 
Yankees  are  leaving  their  works  !  "  and  took  refuge  on  the  outside  of 
the  redoubt  until  there  was  not  room  for  another  man  behind  it.  A 
lively  fire  was  kept  up  between  the  lines  for  a  few  minutes ;  when 
two  brass  "  twelves  "  of  Ayres'  Battery,  which  had  been  placed  to 
rake  the  redoubt  from  end  to  end  and  shotted  to  the  muzzles  with 
grape  and  cannister,  were  fired,  just  once,  and  every  Johnnie  who 
was  not  shot  started  back  whence  he  came  as  fast  as  possible.  Many 
of  them  did  not  go  far,  for  our  boys  jumped  up  on  top  of  the 
rifle  pits  and  plugged  them  in  the  back  as  they  ran  down  the  slope. 
Seventy  men,  dead  and  wounded  lay  outside  of  the  redoubt.  Among 
them  was  Colonel  J.  Q.  A.  Lamar  of  the  8th  Georgia,  who  led  the 
charge,  wounded  in  the  groin.  He  was  well  known  to  General 
Smith,  the  division  commander,  who  came  to  see  him  when  he 
learned  who  he  was,  as  they  had  been  at  West  Point  together. 

The  "  Seven  Days'  Fight ''  was  now  on.  General  Joseph  Eggleston 
Johnston  had  been  wounded  at  Fair  Oaks  and  Robert  Edmund  Lee 
had  just  been  placed  in  command  of  the  Confederate  army  of 
Virginia.  He  had  quietly  and  quickly  taken  two-thirds  of  his  army 
to  the  north  side  of  the  Chickahominy,  leaving  Richmond  scantily 
protected,  and  made  a  terrific  onslaught  on  Porter,  who  had  less 
than  a  third  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  with  which  to  meet  him, 
intending  to  crush  him,  and  gain  McClellan's  rear,  and  cutting  him 
off  from  his  base  at  White  House  Landing.  Good  authorities  say 
that  if  McClellan  had  taken  advantage  of  Lee's  withdrawal  of  so 
large  a  portion  of  his  army  from  Richmond,  to  throw  the  main  body 
of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  against  the  small  force  remaining,  he 
could  easily  have  captured  the  city.  The  defences  of  Richmond 
were  under  command  of  General  Beauregard,  who  was  once  asked 
how  it  was  that  Lee  took  the  chances  of  such  a  move,  and  his 
reply  was :  "  Our  great  commander  knew  perfectly  well  the 
character  of  the  man  who  opposed  him." 

Porter  was  having  a  hot  time  across  the  Chickahominy  and  the 
men  on  the  south  side  of  the  river  could  not  reach  him,  altho  the 
Union  batteries  sent  a  good  many  shells  from  Fort  Davidson  when 
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broke  camp  by  filling  haversacks  and  canteens  and  packing 
knapsacks.  The  tents  were  left  standing.  Most  of  them  were 
slashed  to  pieces,  as  they  were  soon  to  fall  into  the  hands  of  the 
enemy. 

The  regiment  reached  Savage  Station  in  the  afternoon  of  June 
29th.  This  was  the  distributing  depot  for  supplies  brought  from 
White  House  'Landing.  Piles  of  hardtack  as  big  as  houses  and 
immense  quantities  of  other  provisions,  clothing,  arms  and  ammuni 
tion  were  being  burned  and  otherwise  destroyed.  At  nearly  dusk 
the  regiment  was  hurried  down  to  a  piece  of  woods,  from  which 
the  Union  troops  were  retreating,  and  the  men  formed  for  a  charge 
to  drive  out  the  Johnnies.  Starting  with  a  yell,  the  men  of  the 
49th  Regiment  were  soon  in  the  woods  where  it  was  so  dark  that 
men  who  were  touching  elbows  could  not  see  each  other,  and  were 
constantly  separated  by  being  obliged  to  pass  around  trees  and 
thru  underbrush,  compelling  them  to  maintain  their  line  by  speaking 
(in  a  very  low  tone)  to  each  other.  They  made  their  way  thru 
the  woods  to  a  clearing  on  the  other  side,  but  the  enemy  kept  ahead 
of  them  and  none  were  in  sight  when  they  reached  the  open.  Then 
the  regiment  returned  by  the  road,  to  take  up  the  march  to  White 
Oak  Swamp. 

A  train  of  freight  cars  was  prepared  for  its  last  trip  by  being 
loaded  with  shells  and  other  ammunition,  and  set  on  fire ;  the  throttle 
of  the  locomotive  was  opened  wide,  and  without  a  man  aboard,  it 
was  started  toward  White  House  'Landing,  where  it  was  not 
expected  to  arrive.  The  high  bridge  over  the  Chickahominy  had 
been  blown  up,  and  the  train  went  down  into  the  river  with  a  terrific 
explosion  which  sent  up  fireworks  as  high  as  the  men  could  see. 
The  boiler  was  doubtless  overheated  and  exploded  on  striking  the 
water  and  the  exploding  shells  and  cartridges  furnished  the  rest. 

In  the  late  evening  the  49th  Regiment  started  for  White  Oak 
Swamp,  making  but  slow  progress,  as  the  regiment  was  the  rear 
guard,  and  there  were  many  troops  with  wagon  trains  and  batteries 
that  must  precede  it  and  cross  the  swamp  before  the  bridge  should 
be  blown  up.  It  was  nearly  daylight  when  the  bridge  was  destroyed 
(June  30th)  and  the  49th  Regiment  made  its  way  up  on  the  heights 
which  overlooked  the  swamp,  from  which  the  ground  descended 
in  their  rear.  No  enemy  was  in  sight  and  the  men  stacked  arms 


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and  laid  down  behind  them  for  a  little  rest.  But  scouts  were  on 
their  heels,  and  finding  they  could  not  follow  the  regiment  over 
the  swamp,  they  got  a  battery  on  the  heights  on  the  opposite  side 
and  opened  it  on  the  sleeping  soldiers.  There  was  instant  con 
fusion,  but  the  49th  Regiment  was  formed  on  the  lower  ground 
and  marched  up  to  the  stacks,  taking  their  muskets  and  falling  back 
in  as  orderly  fashion  as  tho  on  a  drill  ground. 

Next  came  Malvern  Hill,  the  last  battle  of  the  Peninsula 
campaign.  The  49th  Regiment  was  only  on  the  fringe  of  it,  being 
held  in  reserve;  too  much  in  reserve,  for  a  review  by  competent 
authority  shows  that  if  the  reserves  had  been  put  at  once  into  action 
they  could  have  gone  right  into  Richmond.  But  the  army's  destina 
tion  was  Harrison's  Landing,  on  the  James  River,  and  a  second 
opportunity  within  a  week  to  have  taken  Richmond  was  lost. 

The  regiment  reached  Harrison's  Landing  July  3d,  having  accom 
plished  a  masterly  change  of  base,  by  the  flank,  in  the  face  of  the 
enemy,  with  but  a  trifling  loss.  With  the  exception  of  the  first  day 
at  Games'  Mill,  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  had  whipped  the 
Confederates  every  day  and  ran  away  from  them  every  night.  The 
men  were  exhausted,  but  not  discouraged,  and  after  a  few  days' 
rest  were  "  fit  for  anything."  It  was  expected  that  another  advance 
on  Richmond  would  be  made  from  this  base.  Many  reconnoissances 
were  made,  as  far  as  Malvern  Hill  and  Savage  Station,  and  the 
army  was  ready,  but  friction  between  General  McClellan  and  the 
War  Department  prevented  it.  On  the  8th  of  July  President  Lincoln 
arrived  at  Harrison's  Landing,  and  that  evening,  accompanied  by 
his  suite  and  General  McClellan  and  his  large  and  brilliant  staff, 
reviewed  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  by  moonlight.  It  was  a  novel 
and  very  imposing  spectacle. 

August  5th  orders  were  received  from  Washington  to  withdraw 
the  Army  of  the  Potomac  from  the  Peninsula,  and  preparations  were 
rapidly  made.  First,  the  sick  and  wounded  had  to  be  sent  away, 
and  then  all  quartermasters,  commissary  and  ordnance  stores,  of 
which  there  was  an  immense  quantity,  were  shipped  as  fast  as 
transportation  could  be  furnished,  to  Fortress  Monroe.  The  army 
itself  had  to  be  provisioned  and  made  ready  to  march.  A  pontoon 
bridge,  nearly  half  a  mile  long,  had  been  thrown  across  the  mouth 
of  the  Chickahominy  swamp,  and  in  the  afternoon  of  August  16th 
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the  49th  Regiment  crossed  it  and  passing  thru  Williamsburg,  York- 
town  and  Big  Bethel,  reached  Fortress  Monroe,  where  it  embarked 
August  21st  for  Alexandria,  arriving  there  August  23d.  Here  the 
regiment  was  held  for  several  days  while  the  second  Battle  of  Bull 
Run  was  progressing.  The  Army  of  the  Potomac  was  turned  over, 
piecemeal,  to  General  John  Pope,  and  McClellan  was  left  without 
a  command.  On  the  29th  of  August  the  49th  Regiment  was  hurried 
out  thru  Fairfax  Court  House  and  Centerville,  passing  east  of 
Chantilly,  while  that  battle  was  in  progress,  near  enough  to  hear  the 
guns.  General  Isaac  I.  Stevens,  the  49th's  first  brigade  commander, 
was  killed  here.  But  the  regiment  did  not  arrive  early  enough  to 
participate  in  the  fight.  It,  however,  formed  the  rear  guard  of  the 
army  as  it  retreated  toward  Washington,  thru  a  drenching  rain  on 
roads  knee  deep  with  mud.  Between  Centerville  and  Fairfax  the 
roads  became  impassable  and  wagon  trains  and  artillery  took  to 
the  fields  on  either  side,  many  wagons  and  guns  became  mired,  and 
in  efforts  to  pass  them  others  shared  their  fate,  while  still  others 
crowded  up  from  behind  until  there  was  wild  confusion.  Darkness 
came  early,  adding  to  difficulties  of  the  situation,  and  about  midnight 
every  one  gave  up  trying  to  move  and  only  tried  to  find  room  to 
lie  down.  Utter  exhaustion  brought  sweet  sleep  even  in  these 
surroundings.  The  morning  broke  clear  and  the  various  commands 
were  assembled,  breakfasted,  and  started  for  Alexandria,  where  they 
arrived  late  in  the  evening  of  September  2d. 


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Chapter  III 

Ox  SEPTEMBER  6TH  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  once  more  under 
the  command  of  General  George  Brinton  McClellan,  started 
on  the  Maryland  campaign.  That  afternoon  the  49th  Regi 
ment  broke  camp,  and  crossing  the  Long  Bridge,  reached  Washing 
ton  in  the  early  evening.  The  inhabitants  were  in  a  state  of  great 
excitement,  delighted  to  see  the  men,  and  treated  them  with 
unwonted  hospitality.  Men,  women  and  children  thickly  lined  the 
streets,  along  which,  at  frequent  intervals,  there  were  large  kettles 
of  coffee,  pails,  barrels  and  wash-tubs  filled  with  ice  water  and 
lemonade  with  here  and  there  brewed  and  distilled  goods,  which 
came  out  on  the  quiet  and  were  as  quietly  slipped  into  pockets  for 
future  consideration.  Sandwiches  were  distributed  in  immense 
quantities,  and  great  variety ;  from  big,  substantial  ones  made  of 
coarse  brown  rolls  with  chunks  of  corned  beef,  ham  and  cheese, 
to  thin,  dainty  triangles  of  the  whitest  bread  with  the  crusts  cut  off 
and  chicken  breast  and  boned  turkey  between.  Even  jelly  cake, 
lady-fingers  and  pie  were  dealt  out  lavishly  and  without  price  to  the 
tired,  hungry  soldiers,  by  the  fairest  members  of  Washington's 
most  aristocratic  society,  as  well  as  by  those  in  moderate  and  poor 
circumstance.  No  regular  halts  were  made;  only  such  as  were 
unavoidable,  from  the  crowding  of  artillery  and  wagon  trains  thru 
the  narrow  streets  and  over  narrower  bridges.  The  refreshments 
went  "  catch  as  catch  can,"  but  our  hosts  and  hostesses  were 
vigilant  and  attentive  and  saw  that  all  were  liberally  supplied, 
often  running  after  those  who  were  moving  on  in  obedience  to  the 
order  "  Forward !  "  and  thrusting  food  into  the  hands  of  those 
who  could  not  stop  to  eat  or  drink.  Some  of  the  men  were 
ungracious  enough  to  believe  that  their  affection  for  the  boys  in 
blue  at  this  time  was  occasioned  by  the  proximity  of  Lee's  army,  of 
which  they  were  in  abject  fear. 

Those  of  the  regiment  who  went  out  on  the  picket  line  in  the 
morning  had  marched  more  than  twenty  miles  since  nine  o'clock, 
and  many  were  getting  weary,  but  the  regiment  pushed  on  thru 


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Georgetown,  where  the  citizens  met  the  regiment  in  the  same  manner 
as  at  Washington,  and  where  the  tired  men  dropped  at  every 
temporary  halt;  many  of  them  being  fast  asleep  as  soon  as  they 
struck  the  pavement.  It  was  often  impossible  to  rouse  them,  and 
when  the  regiment  halted  at  Tennallytown,  shortly  before  daybreak, 
it  had  left  most  of  the  men,  utterly  exhausted,  along  the  roadside. 
Major  Barger  states  that  he  was  one  of  four  survivors  in  Company 
G,  and  other  companies  were  no  larger.  But  before  noon  nearly 
all  of  the  tired  ones  had  resumed  their  places.  They  were  not 
stragglers,  but  just  naturally  required  a  little  rest,  after  which  they 
were  again  ready  for  duty. 

About  four  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  the  regiment  again  took 
up  the  march.  The  Confederate  army  had  made  its  way  into  Mary 
land,  and  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  was  hot  on  its  trail.  The 
49th  Regiment  passed  thru  the  villages  of  Johnstown,  Barnesville 
and  Urbana,  with  a  day's  march  between,  camping  near  Monocacy 
Bridge,  which  it  crossed  Saturday  morning,  arriving  in  the  pretty 
little  village  of  Jefferson  in  the  afternoon.  It  was  here  right  on  the 
heels  of  the  enemy,  who  evacuated  Frederick  City  on  their  approach. 
The  regiment  proceeded  on  Sunday,  and  late  in  the  afternoon,  after 
passing  thru  a  dense  woods,  came  to  a  clearing,  on  the  farther  side 
of  which,  perhaps  fifty  or  seventy-five  rods  distant,  was  the  little 
hamlet  of  Burkittsville,  quietly  nestling  at  the  foot  of  South 
Mountain,  whose  broad  sides,  thickly  covered  with  trees  and  shrub 
bery  already  taking  on  their  autumn  coloring,  and  with  here  and 
there  a  stone  fence  across,  made  a  picture  of  peace  and  contentment 
fit  for  an  artist's  canvas. 

But  as  the  men  came  into  the  open  their  contemplation  of  the 
landscape  was  rudely  interrupted  by  a  familiar  puff  of  white  smoke 
from  a  point  high  up  on  the  mountain  to  the  left  and  front,  and  the 
report  of  a  field  piece,  followed  by  the  whirring  of  a  shell  which 
passed  over  the  men  and  exploded  in  a  meadow  beyond.  The  pace 
was  quickened,  and  the  men  were  soon  so  close  to  the  mountain  as 
to  be  out  of  range,  altho  the  firing  was  taken  up  by  several  batteries 
along  the  crest. 

Passing  thru  the  little  knot  of  houses  and  outbuildings  constituting 
the  village  of  Burkittsville,  on  a  road  which  turned  sharply  to  the 
right  and  then  curved  around  to  the  left,  making  its  winding  way 


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over  the  mountain  thru  Crampton's  Gap,  the  regiment  found  the 
enemy  in  considerable  force  ready  to  dispute  its  passage.  At  the 
same  time  was  heard  the  opening  of  the  fight  by  Slocum's  Division, 
which  was  working  up  on  the  right  side  of  the  road,  as  well  as  the 
guns  engaged  at  Turner's  Gap,  four  miles  away.  The  49th  Regi 
ment  took  the  fields  on  the  left  of  the  road,  driving  the  scattering 
Confederates  before  them.  It  was  called  a  "  charge,"  but,  while  the 
men  started  with  a  rush,  they  soon  encountered  obstacles  in  the 
shape  of  logs,  stumps  and  underbrush  as  well  as  places  so  steep  that 
the  men  had  to  go  around  them,  and  several  stone  fences  with 
strong  Confederate  lines  behind  them,  making  progress  necessarily 
slow.  Daylight  was  fast  disappearing,  and  as  the  men  climbed  up 
the  mountain,  often  taking  hold  of  bushes  to  help  themselves  up 
the  steep  places,  they  occasionally  met  a  rattling  fire  with  a  sheet 
of  flame  from  the  rifles  of  the  enemy  over  the  tops  of  the  stone 
fences ;  which  was  fearful  to  witness,  altho  on  account  of  the  dark 
ness,  and  their  being  on  so  much  lower  ground,  most  of  their  bullets 
passed  over  the  men's  heads,  doing  no  harm. 

At  length  the  men  reached  the  summit,  gathered  themselves 
together,  scoured  the  bushes  and  brought  in  stray  graybacks,  estab 
lished  a  picket  line  and  rounded  up  their  spoils,  which  consisted  of 
two  pieces  of  artillery,  three  stands  of  colors,  seven  hundred  stands 
of  arms,  and  about  four  hundred  prisoners.  The  guns  were  taken 
by  Smith's  Division,  with  a  few  prisoners,  a  couple  of  Johnnies  with 
their  arms  being  brought  in  by  Desmond  Craine  of  Company  G  of  the 
49th  Regiment;  but  most  of  the  prisoners  were  taken  by  Slocum's 
Division.  The  main  body  of  the  enemy  retreated  down  the  valley 
toward  Sharpsburg. 

On  the  morning  of  the  15th,  the  49th  Regiment  started  to  reinforce 
Colonel  Miles  at  Harper's  Ferry,  about  six  miles  away,  but  before 
it  had  made  half  the  distance,  it  learned  that  he  had  been  mortally 
wounded  and  the  position  surrendered  with  the  entire  garrison  of 
twelve  thousand  men.  The  regiment,  therefore,  retraced  its  steps  to 
its  camp  of  the  previous  night.  Here  it  remained  all  of  the  16th, 
hearing  occasional  firing  at  various  points  in  the  valley  where  the 
main  bodies  of  the  two  armies  were  sparring  for  positions  for  the 
great  conflict  of  the  morrow. 


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Early  on  the  morning  of  the  17th  it  became  apparent  that  Lee  was 
making  a  desperate  attempt  to  turn  the  right  of  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac,  and  the  Sixth  Corps  was  hurried  down  toward  the  right 
of  the  line,  where  Sumner's  and  French's  Divisions  were  hard 
pressed  by  Jackson,  who  had  been  assigned  to  command  the 
Confederate  left  on  the  previous  evening.  The  distance  was  about 
seven  miles.  The  men  made  the  last  half,  as  much  as  was  possible, 
on  a  double-quick,  fording  Antietam  Creek  where  the  water  was 
waist  deep,  making  it  necessary  for  the  men  to  hold  up  their 
cartridge  boxes  to  keep  their  ammunition  dry,  and  soon  after  filed 
in  behind  a  narrow  strip  of  woods  near  the  Sharpsburg  and  Hagers- 
town  turnpike,  where  there  were  several  reserve  batteries,  which 
were  hustled  into  action  at  various  points,  just  as  the  49th  Regiment 
arrived. 

Battery  A,  Fourth  Regular  Artillery,  was  supporting  Patrick's 
Brigade,  of  Doubleday's  Division,  which  was  in  the  immediate  front, 
retreating  rapidly  after  severe  losses  on  ground  which  had  been 
taken  and  lost  five  times  since  daybreak.  As  they  passed  thru  the 
ranks  of  the  49th  Regiment,  the  men  learned  that  a  number  of 
their  personal  friends  in  the  21st  New  York  Volunteers  (First 
Buffalo)  had  been  killed  there  only  a  few  minutes  before.  Some 
of  them  called  out,  "  You  will  find  a  hot  place  over  there,  boys !  " 

Here  the  Division  Commander,  General  William  Farrar  Smith, 
gave  hurried  orders  to  Colonel  Irwin,  who  was  in  temporary  com 
mand  of  the  Third  Brigade,  to  drive  back  the  advancing  enemy 
and  establish  a  line  at  a  point  where  his  experienced  eye  told  him 
the  men  could  hold  their  ground. 

The  men  were  at  once  ordered  "  By  the  left  flank ;  double  quick," 
and  passing  thru  the  battery  came  to  an  open  field  within  a  few  rods 
and  over  a  fence  where  they  met  the  "  butternut  cusses  "  and  were 
order  to  "  Charge  bayonets !"  They  did  not  like  the  appearance  of 
the  front  presented  by  the  veterans  of  the  Third  Brigade,  and  broke 
and  ran  before  the  men  of  the  Third  Brigade  struck  them.  The 
men  were  then  ordered  to  "Commence  firing!"  and  sent  lots  of 
graybacks  to  grass  in  short  order  on  a  field  already  thickly  strewn 
with  dead  and  wounded  of  both  sides  from  the  previous  conflicts. 

The  Third  Brigade  pressed  forward  over  low  ground,  which 
rose  to  quite  a  ridge  in  front,  and  also  on  the  right.  Reaching  the 


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crest  in  front,  which  the  brigade  had  been  ordered  to  take  and  hold 
at  all  hazards,  there  was  directly  on  their  right,  perhaps  twenty 
rods  distant,  the  Dunker  Church,  built  by  a  sect  whose  creed  is 
unalterably  opposed  to  war  in  any  form,  standing  on  the  turnpike, 
in  the  edge  of  the  woods,  a  silent  witness  to  war's  bloody  strife.  It 
had  been  in  possession  of  each  side  several  times  within  a  few 
hours,  and  had  been  punched  full  of  holes  by  shot  and  shell  from 
both  Union  and  Confederate  guns.  Just  at  this  time  it  was  held 
by  the  Confederates  in  large  numbers. 

At  this  point  the  men  of  the  Third  Brigade  lost  the  protection 
of  the  ridge,  both  in  front  and  on  the  right,  and  the  enemy  in  the 
church  and  the  woods  about  it  at  once  delivered  on  them  a  wicked 
flank  fire  of  musketry.  As  the  49th  Regiment  advanced  in  this 
charge  the  77th  and  33d  New  York  Volunteers,  forming  the  right 
of  the  Third  Brigade,  were  on  higher  ground  and  not  protected 
in  the  least  degree.  They  advanced  steadily  altho  losing  frightfully, 
and  would  doubtless  have  been  annihilated  had  not  General  Smith 
seen  their  predicament  and  sent  an  aide  to  their  rescue,  who  faced 
them  by  the  rear  rank  and  placed  them  behind  the  ridge,  at  right 
angles  with  the  other  regiments  of  the  brigade,  facing  the  Hagers- 
town  road,  which  position  they  held  while  the  49th  Regiment  pro 
ceeded  to  a  point  opposite  the  Dunker  Church. 

A  Confederate  battery  in  front,  at  very  close  range,  now  com 
menced  shelling  the  men  of  the  49th  Regiment.  The  men  were 
ordered  to  lie  down,  which  order  was  obeyed  with  alacrity.  Then 
the  Union  batteries  in  the  rear  opened  fire  on  the  enemy,  receiving 
prompt  responses  from  the  enemy.  Major  Barger  states  that  the 
whirring  shells  and  screaming  shrapnel  going  both  ways  over  their 
prostrate  forms,  reduced  the  most  corpulent  of  the  men  to  very 
thin  proportions.  The  range  was  very  short,  and  the  time  between 
the  discharge  of  a  gun  and  the  bursting  of  the  shell  was  less  than 
a  second.  A  slight  error  in  punching  the  time  in  a  fuse  would  have 
killed  friends  instead  of  foes ;  and  while  the  men  had  the  utmost 
confidence  in  their  comrades  behind  the  guns,  they  breathed  more 
freely  when  the  artillery  duel  was  over.  Following  this  firing,  they 
expected  an  infantry  attack.  Six  times  the  ground  had  been  fought 
over  and  occupied,  first  by  one  side,  then  by  the  other,  since  sunrise, 
and  it  was  now  but  little  after  noon.  The  Third  Brigade  was  to 


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hold  it  or  die  there  but  no  further  attempt  was  made  to  dislodge 
them  from  their  position,  which  was  farther  advanced  than  that 
taken  on  any  previous  occasion. 

The  afternoon  was  comparatively  quiet  until  nearly  sunset,  when 
a  battery  of  brass  Napoleons  was  brought  up  near  the  left,  which 
sent  a  storm  of  grape  and  cannister  across  the  fields  in  the  Union 
front,  crashing  against  the  stone  fences  and  a  grove  of  trees  and 
some  houses  and  barns  just  beyond.  After  the  first  round  had  been 
fired,  the  battery  was  so  enveloped  in  white  smoke,  which  rolled 
down  close  to  the  ground  that  neither  man,  gun,  nor  horse  could 
be  seen  and  only  the  fierce  flame  which  shot  out  from  their  muzzles  at 
each  discharge  told  where  the  pieces  stood.  The  firing  was  con 
tinued  until  the  guns  were  too  hot  for  further  use,  when  they  were 
sent  to  the  rear.  They  had,  however,  cleared  the  front  of  all  live 
Confederates  who  could  get  away. 

Just  at  dusk  a  picket,  or  advance  guard,  of  about  forty  men,  was 
detailed  under  command  of  Major  Barger  with  orders  to  establish 
a  line  covering  the  regiment  as  far  in  advance  as  prudence  would 
permit.  The  men  started  to  march  out  in  four  ranks,  around  the 
right  of  the  regiment,  when  they  received  another  unexpected  volley 
from  the  Dunker  Church,  showing  that  the  Johnnies  had  not  over 
looked  them.  The  men  were  moved  back  on  lower  ground,  and 
deployed  as  skirmishers  along  the  whole  length  of  the  regiment, 
and  then  taken  forward  in  this  formation,  with  much  less  exposure. 
It  was  soon  so  dark  that  all  firing  ceased. 

The  casualties  in  the  49th  Regiment  were  as  follows :  Jonathan 
R.  Button  and  Thomas  J.  Miles  of  Company  G,  and  Andrew  Gula 
of  Company  B,  were  killed.  The  wounded  included  Lieutenant 
Colonel  William  Clendenin  Alberger,  who  was  injured  in  the  face 
by  a  fragment  of  shell.  He  was  honorably  discharged  from  the 
regiment  for  disability  on  December  10,  1862..  The  other  wounded 
were  Clark  Ely,  Alfred  E.  Wilcox  and  Samuel  J.  Woodard  of 
Company  K ;  John  D.  Silsby  and  Thomas  Spaulding  of  Company  H ; 
Albert  A.  Bartlett  of  Company  A;  Peter  Kibler  of  Company  E; 
Sergeant  Norman  R.  Thompson  of  Company  G;  and  Edwin  A. 
Graves  of  Company  I.  Graves  died  of  his  wounds  a  week  later 
at  the  Hoffman  House  Hospital  in  Maryland. 


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A  truce  of  twenty-four  hours  was  agreed  upon  for  the  purpose 
of  burying  the  dead  and  removing  and  caring  for  the  wounded. 
The  Confederates  utilized  this  time  by  sending  their  trains  and 
artillery  to  the  rear,  and  on  the  night  of  the  18th  the  whole  Con 
federate  army  disappeared. 

After  the  Battle  of  Antietam,  Couch's  Division  was  assigned  to 
the  Sixth  Corps.  Previous  to  this  time  the  corps  had  been  composed 
of  but  two  divisions.  From  now  to  the  end  of  the  war  it  consisted 
of  three  divisions.  On  October  2d,  Brigadier  General  Francis  L. 
Vinton,  formerly  Colonel  of  the  43d  New  York  Volunteers,  was  put 
put  in  command  of  the  Third  Brigade.  While  at  Bakersville,  Mary 
land,  October  2d,  the  Sixth  Corps  was  ordered  out  for  review  by 
President  'Lincoln.  The  booming  of  cannon  announced  the  approach 
of  the  Commander-in-Chief,  who  simply  passed  along  the  line  of 
the  divisions,  acknowledging  the  salutations  which  greeted  him, 
without  requiring  the  columns  to  march  in  review.  The  soldiers 
manifested  their  appreciation  by  loud  and  repeated  cheers. 

All  the  regiments  had  been  thinned  by  deaths  and  sickness.  Before 
the  army  left  Harrison's  Landing,  Virginia,  in  August,  efforts  had 
been  set  on  foot  for  rilling  them  up.  Recruiting  officers  had  been 
detailed  from  every  regiment  to  go  home  and  obtain  recruits.  On 
October  8th,  1,700  recruits  arrived  for  the  Second  Division,  and 
the  49th  Regiment  received  one  hundred  of  them.  A  large  number 
of  convalescents  also  came  from  the  hospitals.  The  advent  of  the 
new  comers  was  hailed  with  joy  by  the  veterans. 

Soon  after  midnight,  October  llth,  1862,  the  Sixth  Corps  was 
ordered  to  move  to  Hagerstown,  Maryland.  In  the  midst  of  a  heavy 
shower  the  march  was  made  and  Hagerstown  was  reached  soon  after 
daylight.  For  several  weeks  the  army  remained  at  Hagerstown  and  on 
the  line  of  the  Potomac.  On  the  10th  of  November  an  order  came 
from  President  Lincoln  relieving  General  McClellan  of  the  command 
of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  and  appointing  General  Ambrose 
Everett  Burnside  in  his  place. 

The  49th  Regiment  lost  two  of  its  best  officers  by  resignation  in 
1862.  Captain  Jeremiah  Clinton  Drake  of  Company  G,  became 
Colonel  of  the  112th  New  York  Volunteers  on  August  14th;  and 
Lieutenant  Elial  Foote  Carpenter  of  Company  K,  became  Lieutenant 
Colonel  of  the  same  regiment  on  September  19th.  Captain  Drake 


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had  been  a  Baptist  minister  in  Chautauqua  County  at  the  outbreak 
of  the  Rebellion,  and  without  a  particle  of  military  knowledge,  he 
raised  a  company  and  became  its  captain.  When  in  the  summer  of 
1862  a  Chautauqua  County  regiment  was  enlisted,  the  112th  New 
York  Volunteers,  he  was  unanimously  called  to  its  command.  This 
brave  man  was  killed  at  the  Battle  of  Cold  Harbor,  June  1,  1864. 
Lieutenant  Colonel  Carpenter  was  a  splendid  type  of  physical  man 
hood.  It  is  doubtful  if  any  of  the  gallant  defenders  of  our  country's 
flag  did  their  duty  more  faithfully,  valiantly  or  cheerfully  than 
Lieutenant  Colonel  Carpenter.  It  was  at  the  Battle  of  Drewry's 
Bluff  on  May  16,  1864,  that  he  received  his  mortal  wound,  from  the 
effects  of  which  he  died  two  days  later. 


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Chapter  IV 

UPON  TAKING  COMMAND,  General  Burnside  divided  the  Army  of 
the  Potomac  into  three  Grand  Divisions,  to  be  known 
respectfully  as  the  Right  Grand  Division,  the  Center  Grand 
Division,  and  the  Left  Grand  Division.  General  Sumner  commanded 
the  Right  Grand  Division,  composed  of  the  Second  and  Ninth  Corps. 
General  Hooker  commanded  the  Center  Grand  Division,  composed  of 
the  Third  and  Fifth  Corps,  and  General  Franklin  commanded  the 
Left  Grand  Division,  composed  of  the  First  and  Sixth  Corps.  The 
49th  Regiment  was  thus  a  part  of  the  Left  Grand  Division. 

General  Burnside  was  a  believer  in  offensive  movements.  If 
General  McClellan  was  criticised  for  being  dilatory,  no  such  criti 
cism  could  hold  against  his  successor.  On  the  contrary,  he  was 
criticised  as  being  too  rash  and  hasty.  The  Fredericksburg  cam 
paign  amply  justifies  this  criticism.  He  planned  a  sudden  dash  for 
Richmond,  which  ended  in  a  complete  failure.  Making  Acquia 
Creek,  on  the  Potomac,  his  base  of  supplies,  he  placed  the  Army  of 
the  Potomac  near  Fredericksburg,  on  the  Rappahannock,  from 
whence  he  proposed  to  march  on  Richmond.  The  weather  was  cold, 
and  the  mud  almost  unfathomable.  On  December  7th  several  men 
of  the  Third  Brigade  died  in  the  ambulances  from  cold  and  exposure. 
Even  those  who  were  well  could  hardly  manage  to  keep  warm.  Few 
men  in  that  vast  army  slept,  and  the  ringing  of  hundreds  of  axes 
and  the  falling  of  trees,  which  were  to  be  piled  on  the  fires,  were 
heard  all  night. 

At  Falmouth,  on  the  north  bank  of  the  Rappahannock  opposite 
Fredericksburg,  a  wait  of  several  weeks  ensued,  because  the  pon 
toons  which  were  to  meet  Burnside  on  his  arrival  there  were  still 
at  Washington.  This  gave  Lee  abundant  time  to  bring  together 
his  forces  and  fortify  important  positions. 

On  the  morning  of  the  llth  of  December  the  Left  Grand 
Division,  commanded  by  General  Franklin,  marched  to  a  point 
about  two  miles  below  Fredericksburg,  where  pontoon  bridges  were 
thrown  across  the  river.  The  whole  army  was  in  motion.  The 


26  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

ground  had  become  hardened  by  frost,  and  a  light  coating  of  snow 
lay  upon  it.  The  wheels  no  longer  sunk  in  the  mire,  but  artillery 
rolled  easily  over  the  frozen  ground. 

The  Right  Grand  Division,  commanded  by  General  Sumner,  had 
already  taken  its  position  immediately  in  front  of  and  above  the 
City  of  Fredericksburg ;  while  the  Center  Grand  Division,  com 
manded  by  General  Hooker,  had  taken  position  just  below  the  town. 
Sumner  experienced  the  most  difficulty  in  getting  his  bridges  laid. 
In  storehouses  and  dwellings  along  the  bank  of  the  river  Confed 
erate  sharpshooters  were  concealed,  who,  by  pouring  murderous 
volleys  into  the  midst  of  the  pontoniers,  repeatedly  compelled  them 
to  suspend  work  on  their  bridges.  Determined  no  longer  to  be 
thwarted  by  these  concealed  foes,  General  Burnside,  who  had  some 
time  previously  notified  the  civil  authorities  that  if  the  houses  were 
used  as  covers  for  men  who  were  shooting  Union  soldiers  they 
must  suffer  the  consequences,  ordered  the  batteries  in  position  on 
Stafford  Heights  to  concentrate  their  fire  upon  that  portion  of  the 
town  and  destroy  it.  Soon  after  noon,  the  bombardment  commenced. 
One  hundred  and  seventy  siege  guns  belched  forth  huge  iron 
missiles,  and  soon  the  lower  part  of  the  city  was  battered  to  pieces 
and  on  fire. 

During  this  tumult  and  conflagration,  Sumner  succeeded  in  lay 
ing  his  bridges  and  crossing  his  troops.  By  this  time  both  Hooker 
and  Franklin  had  bridges  across  the  river.  South  of  Fredericks- 
burg  upon  an  elevation,  known  as  Marye's  Heights,  Lee  had 
intrenched  his  army  behind  a  long  stone  wall.  This  wall,  four  feet 
high,  completely  sheltered  a  portion  of  his  troops,  while  they  poured 
a  murderous  fire  upon  the  charging  columns  of  the  Union  army. 
On  December  13th  six  desperate  attacks  were  made  against  this 
impregnable  position.  The  London  Times'  correspondent,  who 
watched  the  battle  from  the  heights,  says :  "  That  any  mortal  man 
could  have  carried  this  position,  defended  as  it  was,  seems  idle  for 
a  moment  to  believe." 

Sergeant  McKelvy  in  his  journal  says  that  as  Franklin  had  40,000 
men  in  the  Left  Grand  Division,  he  should  have  rolled  up  Jackson 
and  routed  Lee's  army.  Franklin  claimed  to  have  waited  for  Burn- 
side's  orders,  until  it  was  too  late  to  attack  effectively ;  and  while 


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the  Right  Grand  Division  under  Sumner  was  repeatedly  thrown 
against  the  stone  wall,  the  Center  and  Left  Grand  Divisions  were 
comparatively  idle,  except  a  gallant  charge  by  the  Pennsylvania 
Reserves  and  Birney's  Brigade  on  the  extreme  left,  which  was  not 
supported,  and  hence  the  attack  failed.  General  Vinton  was 
wounded,  and  General  Thomas  H.  Neill  was  placed  in  command  of 
the  Third  Brigade. 

The  part  taken  by  the  49th  Regiment  in  this  great  battle  was 
unimportant.  Major  Fred  C.  Barger  of  Company  G  was  wounded, 
losing  his  right  hand  by  a  piece  of  shrapnel  shell.  Lieutenant 
Erastus  Mulkins  of  Company  I  was  wounded  in  the  hand.  James 
A.  Baker  of  Company  C  died  January  20,  1863,  at  Armory  Square 
Hospital,  Washington,  of  wounds  received  here. 

Upon  the  advice  of  the  Division  commanders,  General  Burnside 
was  persuaded  to  give  up  the  struggle  and  on  the  night  of  Decem 
ber  15th  all  of  the  Union  army  was  transferred  to  the  north  side 
of  the  river.  The  49th  Regiment  protected  the  removal  of  the  pon 
toons  at  Franklin's  crossing.  The  army  went  into  camp  between 
Falmouth  and  Belle  Plain,  the  Sixth  Corps  occupying  a  central  posi 
tion  at  White  Oak  Church,  a  little  whitewashed  meeting  house, 
without  bell  or  steeple,  in  the  midst  of  a  clump  of  white  oak  trees. 
The  men  built  huts,  building  fire  places  in  them,  and  made  them 
selves  as  comfortable  as  they  could. 

Colonel  Bidwell  went  home  on  leave  of  absence  as  his  father, 
Benjamin  Bidwell,  was  very  ill.  He  died  December  21,  1862.  Ben 
jamin  Bidwell  was  the  pioneer  shipbuilder  of  Buffalo.  As  his  son 
was  now  participating  in  the  Civil  War,  the  father  had  participated 
in  the  War  of  1812,  his  home  being  burned  by  the  British  after  the 
ill-fated  Battle  of  Black  Rock,  December  30,  1813,  in  which  battle 
Benjamin  Bidwell  served  as  a  volunteer  in  the  American  army. 
Three  generations  of  the  family  fought  in  America's  wars ;  the 
grandfather,  John  Bidwell,  participated  in  the  Revolutionary  War, 
being  present  in  the  campaign  about  New  York  in  1776,  and  also 
in  the  campaign  at  Saratoga  in  1777  at  which  Burgoyne  surrendered. 

General  Burnside  was  determined  not  to  give  up  his  attempt  on 
Fredericksburg,  and  on  January  20,  1863,  an  order  came  to  march. 
During  that  night  and  the  following  day  it  rained  continuously,  the 


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bottom  went  out  of  the  roads,  and  horses  could  not  haul  artillery 
or  pontoons  into  position.  Men  took  the  place  of  horses  —  all  day 
long,  working  and  tugging  in  mud  above  their  knees ;  here  a  hun 
dred  men  pulling  at  a  pontoon  boat,  there  a  party  prying  a  cannon 
out  of  the  mire  with  long  levers,  and  still  others  laying  strips  of 
corduroy  road.  All  efforts,  however,  proved  unavailing  and  the 
commander  reluctantly  abandoned  the  project.  Thus  ended  the 
celebrated  "  Burnside's  Mud  March." 

On  January  29th,  an  order  came  from  President  Lincoln  relieving 
Generals  Burnside,  Sumner  and  Franklin  of  their  commands.  Gen 
eral  Joseph  Hooker  succeeded  General  Burnside.  On  February  4th 
General  Smith  was  succeeded  by  General  John  Sedgwick  in  com 
mand  of  the  Sixth  Corps,  General  Smith  being  ordered  to  the 
Department  of  North  Carolina. 

The  49th  Regiment  had  been  without  a  chaplain  since  April  27, 
1862,  when  John  Bowman  was  discharged  for  disability.  Now, 
after  nine  months,  the  regiment  was  joined  by  Henry  Benson,  who 
was  enrolled  at  Albany,  New  York,  February  5,  1863,  and  became 
the  regimental  chaplain.  He  was  presented  with  a  horse  and  equip 
ment,  and  a  church  was  built. 

The  energy  of  General  Hooker  was  soon  manifested  in  the 
reorganization  of  the  army.  The  three  grand  divisions  were 
abolished  and  the  corps  commanders  were  made  directly  responsible 
to  the  general  in  chief.  The  cavalry  was  reorganized  and  put  in 
efficient  condition.  The  changes  in  the  medical,  quartermaster 
and  commissary  departments  brought  great  improvements.  The 
ambulance  system  was  perfected,  and  every  branch  of  service  was 
given  careful  attention.  General  Hooker  issued  his  order  providing 
for  corps  badges  to  be  worn  on  caps ;  the  Greek  cross  was  assigned 
to  the  Sixth  Corps,  red  for  the  First  Division,  white  for  the  Second, 
and  blue  for  the  Third.  The  men  of  the  49th  Regiment  affixed  the 
white  crosses  to  their  caps,  and  wore  them  during  the  remainder  of 
the  war.  It  was  also  borne  on  the  battle  flag  of  the  division,  and 
became  a  symbol  of  victory  on  many  a  hard  fought  field. 

During  the  winter  the  ground  was  occasionally  covered  with  snow 
and  battles  with  snow  balls  took  place,  different  regiments  chal 
lenging  each  other.  When  the  weather  was  pleasant  baseball  became 


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popular,  and  there  were  many  excellent  players  in  the  Third 
Brigade.  These  games  were  watched  by  great  crowds  with  intense 
interest.  On  April  18th,  the  49th  and  77th  Regiments  played  a 
grand  game  on  the  parade  ground.  In  April  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac  was  reviewed  by  President  Lincoln.  It  was  a  most 
imposing  spectacle.  The  president  in  his  civilian  dress  and  high 
hat,  with  his  little  son,  ''  Tad,"  riding  beside  him  on  a  pony,  accom 
panied  by  General  Hooker  and  staff  and  escort,  was  welcomed  by 
the  thunder  of  artillery  and  cheers  of  enthusiastic  soldiers.  Riding 
along  in  front  of  the  different  corps  the  President  closely  scrutin 
ized  each  command.  Each  corps  then  passed  before  him  in  review, 
and  the  ceremony  was  over. 

General  Hooker  was  another  energetic  commander  and  when 
spring  arrived  he  determined  to  march  on  Richmond,  but  instead 
of  attacking  Fredericksburg,  he  decided  to  flank  Lee's  army ;  and 
masking  this  movement  by  a  demonstration  on  his  front,  by  the  left 
wing,  comprising  the  First,  Third  and  Sixth  Corps  under  General 
Sedgwick,  the  right  wing  was  well  advanced  before  Lee  was  aware 
of  his  peril.  General  Hooker,  with  his  right  wing,  consisting  of 
the  Second,  Fifth,  Eleventh  and  Twelfth  Corps,  reached  Chancel- 
lorsville  on  the  evening  of  the  30th  of  April,  when  he  expected  to 
see  Lee,  conscious  of  danger,  fly  toward  Richmond. 

Lee,  however,  boldly  took  the  offensive  and  attacked  Flooker  on 
the  first  of  May,  detaching  Jackson  with  25,000  men  to  steal  around 
to  the  rear  of  Hooker's  right,  which  he  did,  taking  this  part  of  the 
army  by  surprise  and  driving  it  back  in  confusion  upon  the  rest  of 
the  line. 

Meanwhile  Sedgwick  had  crossed  the  Rappahannock  and  occu 
pied  Fredericksburg.  But  the  Third  and  then  the  First  Corps  were 
taken  from  him  and  ordered  to  the  support  of  Hooker.  Sedgwick 
was  to  push  on  towards  Chancellorsville  with  the  Sixth  Corps, 
expecting  Hooker  to  meet  him  between  Chancellorsville  and 
Fredericksburg.  But  the  battle  of  May  2d  at  Chancellorsville  was 
of  such  a  desperate  character  that  Hooker  did  not  resume  it  on 
May  3d,  and  Lee  was  enabled  to  turn  his  whole  army  upon 
Sedgwick. 

The  Sixth  Corps  advanced  beyond  Fredericksburg  and  found  the 
enemy  intrenched  on  Marye's  Heights.  This  position  had  proved 


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impregnable  in  the  December  campaign,  when  attacked  by  Burn- 
side.     But  Sedgwick  now  carried  it  by  a  direct  assault. 

The  services  of  the  49th  Regiment  at  Fredericksburg  were  thus 
reported  by  General  Thomas  H.  Neill,  in  command  of  the  Third 
Brigade : 

"  I  have  the  honor  to  report,  for  the  information  of  the  General 
commanding  the  Second  Division,  that,  on  the  night  of  May  2,  1863, 
in  obedience  to  orders,  I  led  my  brigade  across  the  pontoon  bridge 
at  Mansfield,  on  the  Rappahannock,  about  three-fourths  of  a  mile 
below  Fredericksburg,  posting  two  regiments,  the  33d  and  49th  New 
York  Volunteers,  as  pickets,  in  front  of  the  enemy.  At  twelve 
o'clock,  midnight,  my  brigade  was  ordered  to  march  along  the 
Bowling  Green  road  toward  Fredericksburg.  While  waiting  to  get 
the  word,  the  enemy  attacked  the  left  of  my  picket  line,  held  by 
the  49th  New  York  Volunteers.  The  49th  repulsed  them  and  held 
their  ground." 

In  the  storming  of  Marye's  Heights,  on  May  3d,  the  49th  Regi 
ment,  with  the  20th  New  York  Volunteers,  formed  the  right  reserve 
of  the  first  line  of  battle. 

General  Neill's  report  continues  as  follows :  "  On  the  morning 
of  the  4th  of  May  the  enemy  attempted  to  gain  our  rear,  when 
I  led  four  regiments  of  my  brigade  back  towards  Fredericksburg 
and  checked  them.  I  must  not  omit  to  mention,  on  the  morning  of 
the  4th,  a  brigade  of  Confederates  advanced  to  take  an  earthwork 
near  the  plank  road,  which  was  then  occupied  by  our  troops,  when 
two  companies  of  the  49th  New  York  Volunteers  and  one  com 
pany  of  the  7th  Maine  Volunteers,  supported  by  the  49th  New  York 
Volunteers,  in  conjunction  with  two  pieces  of  Lieutenant  Martin's 
battery,  entirely  routed  the  whole  brigade,  and  the  three  companies 
of  infantry  aforementioned,  capturing  two  hundred  prisoners  and 
the  colors  of  the  58th  Virginia." 

Lieutenant  Borcherdt's  account  of  this  repulse  of  the  Confed 
erates  as  given  in  his  diary  is  as  follows :  "  The  Second  Division 
changed  front  and  extended  its  line  of  battle  to  the  river,  including 
Banks'  Ford,  six  miles  above  the  city.  While  making  this  change 
of  position  about  ten  A.  M.,  the  Fourth  Brigade  of  Confederates 


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came  out  of  the  woods  in  two  lines.  By  orders  of  Colonel  Bidwell 
the  fire  was  reserved  until  they  were  very  near,  when  a  well  directed 
fire  caused  great  confusion  in  their  ranks  and  a  brilliant  charge  by 
Companies  D  and  I,  of  the  49th  Regiment  resulted  in  killing  and 
wounding  thirty  of  their  number,  the  capture  of  a  stand  of  colors 
and  one  hundred  and  six  men  of  the  58th  Virginia  Regiment.  The 
colors  were  taken  by  Sergeant  John  P.  McVeane  of  Company  D, 
who  afterwards  received  a  medal  of  honor  from  President  Lincoln 
for  his  gallant  conduct." 

Again  quoting  General  Neill's  report  : 

"  On  the  evening  of  the  4th  of  May,  about  five  o'clock,  the  whole 
of  Longstreet's  Corps  came  up  the  Richmond  road,  as  reinforce 
ments,  attacking  my  right  and  front,  massing  large  numbers  of  his 
infantry  in  the  ravines,  which  were  held  by  their  troops.  After 
losing  about  one  thousand  men,  I  was  obliged  to  retire,  my  regiments 
being  unable  to  cope  with  the  overwhelming  numbers  of  the  enemy, 
and  fearful  lest  in  the  position  I  then  held  they  would  be  captured 
by  the  enemy  piercing  our  lines  in  rear,  between  us  and  Banks' 
Ford.  *  *  *  The  stubborn  resistance  of  my  brigade  at  that 
time,  I  believe,  enabled  the  Sixth  Corps  to  recross  the  Rappa- 
hannock.  *  *  *" 

After  capturing  Marye's  Heights,  Sedgwick  and  the  Sixth  Corps 
pushed  on  to  Salem  Church,  expecting  to  meet  Hooker's  army. 
Instead  they  met  the  whole  of  Lee's  army ;  and  now  the  Sixth  Corps 
whose  proud  record  was  that  it  never  suffered  defeat,  was  virtually 
surrounded  by  the  enemy,  and  had  to  fight  its  way  out  and  with 
draw  to  the  north  bank  of  the  river. 

Quoting  Sergeant  Sumner  A.   Smith's  diary : 

"  The  49th  Regiment  was  the  rear  guard  on  the  night  of  May  4th 
and  three  companies  of  this  regiment,  G,  I  and  K,  came  near  being 
left  behind. 

"  After  having  repulsed  the  enemy  several  times  we  returned  to 
the  line,  where  darkness  found  us  waiting  for  the  order  to  move, 
and  wondering  why  it  did  not  come.  We  learned  afterwards  that 
an  order  had  been  given,  at  the  right,  to  move  off  quietly,  which 
was  repeated  along  the  line,  until  it  reached  an  interval  between 
3 


32  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

companies  and  those  beyond  had  received  no  orders.  Most  of  the 
regiment  had  gone  some  distance,  when  the  absence  of  three  com 
panies  was  discovered  and  reported  to  Colonel  Bidwell,  who  rode 
back  to  see  for  himself.  It  was  too  true.  Companies  G,  I  and  K 
were  missing.  Colonel  Bidwell  was  in  command  of  the  brigade  at 
this  time  and  sent  one  of  his  aides  to  bring  them  in.  In  a  short  time 
he  returned  and  reported  that  the  enemy  had  advanced  and  the  men 
could  not  be  found. 

"  Colonel  Bidwell  then  asked,  '  Who  will  go  and  bring  in  these 
men?" 

"  His  orderly,  Robert  H.  Johnson,  familiarly  known  as  '  Tip ' 
Johnson,  knowing  where  they  had  been  before  dark,  said  he  would 
find  them,  and  was  soon  off  in  search  of  them.  He  rode  far  to  the 
left,  arriving  at  some  logs,  where  he  dismounted,  when  he  heard  the 
click  of  a  musket,  and  a  voice  which  he  recognized  as  belonging  to 
Gustavus  Vedder  of  Company  I  called  out,  'Halt,  who  comes 
there  ?'  to  which  '  Tip '  gladly  responded,  '  A  friend ;  don't  you 
know  me,  Gus  ?'  '  Who  are  you  anyhow  ?'  demanded  Vedder.  The 
enemy's  pickets  were  now  awake  and  silence  was  in  order. 

"  Johnson  soon  found  his  way  to  the  men  and  whispered  his 
instructions.  All  very  gently  moved  back,  carrying  their  muskets  at 
a  '  trail/  ready  at  any  moment  for  action.  The  Confederate  skir 
mishers  were  dimly  seen  in  the  darkness  marching  in  the  same  direc 
tion  as  the  men  of  the  49th  Regiment,  but  at  a  respectful  distance. 
When  the  men  reached  the  regiment,  all  were  happy  to  see  them 
again,  for  it  was  their  belief  that  they  had  been  captured." 

Sergeant  McKelvy  tells  in  his  journal  of  the  difficulty  experienced 
in  getting  across  the  Rappahannock  River  that  night.  "  Our  engi 
neers  tried  to  place  a  pontoon  bridge  over  the  river,  but  as  the  moon 
revealed  the  situation  a  Confederate  battery  above  us  on  the  river 
promptly  destroyed  it,  but  in  the  small  hours  of  the  morning  the 
moon  went  down  and  the  bridge  was  completed  and  the  men  crossed 
over  at  early  dawn  with  the  Johnnies  following  the  ambulances  and 
wagons  down  to  the  river.  The  entire  army  fell  back  to  the  old 
camps,  and  the  second  Fredericksburg  campaign  was  over." 

On  May  llth  Colonel  Bidwell  commended  and  thanked  his  men 
on  the  parade  ground  for  their  good  conduct  in  the  recent  battle. 


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The  casualties  were  as  follows :  Augustus  I.  Durst  of  Company  D, 
killed  on  May  4th ;  wounded,  Edwin  A.  Cady,  Lieutenant  William 
DeLancey  Boughton,  Sergeant  Charles  E.  Hessel,  Sergeant  Hiram 
P.  Thompson,  and  Edward  M.  Wood  of  Company  H ;  Nathan 
Johnson,  Thomas  J.  Kelley  and  Charles  Roder  of  Company  D; 
Samuel  Adams  of  Company  B ;  Simon  W.  French  of  Company  I, 
and  John  Proudfoot  of  Company  K.  Sergeant  Hessel  died  ten  days 
later  at  Potomac  Creek  Bridge,  Virginia ;  Simon  W.  French  died 
of  his  wounds  on  May  31st,  at  the  Judiciary  Square  'Hospital,  Wash 
ington  ;  Samuel  Adams  lived  till  December  29,  1863,  when  he  died 
of  his  wounds  at  Palmyra,  New  York. 

The  following  members  of  the  49th  Regiment  were  captured  by 
the  Confederates  in  these  engagements :  Elmor  Fox,  Charles  Free 
man,  Sergeant  Otis  B.  Hayes,  John  Osborn,  Robert  H.  Taylor  and 
Benjamin  B.  White  of  Company  H ;  Charles  W.  Greely  and  James 
D.  Purdy  of  Company  G ;  and  Sergeant  Henry  H.  Ingalsbee  of 
Company  I.  In  due  time  these  men  were  paroled  and  returned  to 
their  companies. 


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Chapter  V 

FLUSHED  WITH  THE  VICTORIES  of  Fredcricksburg  and  Chancellors- 
ville,  Lee's  army  began  the  invasion  of  the  North  in  June, 
1863,  with  an  army  composed  of  the  flower  and  chivalry  of 
the  South.  He  moved  rapidly  down  the  Shenandoah  Valley,  crossed 
the  Potomac  River  and  advanced  to  Chambersburg,  Pennsylvania. 
Apparently  he  intended  to  dictate  terms  of  peace  in  Philadelphia  or 
New  York. 

Hooker,  with  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  followed  the  Confederates 
by  forced  marches,  passing  along  the  east  side  of  the  Blue  Ridge  and 
South  Mountains.  The  weather  was  oppressively  warm,  and  the 
Sixth  Corps  was  the  last  to  cross  the  Potomac.  On  June  28,  1863,  at 
Frederick,  Maryland,  General  Hooker  was  relieved  of  the  command 
of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  by  General  George  Gordon  Meade. 
The  command  had  changed  so  often,  that  this  change,  only  three 
days  before  the  Battle  of  Gettysburg,  excited  but  little  comment 
among  the  soldiers.  They  were  anxious  to  retrieve  what  had  been 
lost  at  Fredericksburg  and  Chancellorsville,  and  were  as  ready  to 
fight  under  Meade  as  under  Hooker. 

On  June  29th  at  three  A.  M.  the  Sixth  Corps  left  Edwards'  Ferry, 
where  it  had  crossed  the  Potomac  River,  reaching  Barnestown  for 
dinner.  Later  in  the  day  a  short  rest  was  taken  in  a  chestnut  grove 
at  Hyattstown,  and  a  march  of  twenty-five  miles  was  made  before 
it  halted  for  the  night  at  six  p.  M.  The  men  were  weary  and 
footsore  when  night  at  last  came  as  a  relief.  Each  man  had  carried 
five  days'  rations,  gun,  knapsack,  canteen  of  water,  and  sixty  rounds 
of  ammunition. 

The  next  day  it  moved  at  five  A.  M.  and  at  night  halted  near 
Manchester,  Maryland,  at  least  twenty  miles  from  the  left  of  the 
army,  to  protect  Baltimore  from  an  attack  by  the  enemy.  The 
inhabitants  were  glad  to  see  the  boys  in  blue  and  were  liberal  with 
their  food  and  refreshments.  During  the  last  four  days  the  49th 
Regiment  had  covered  over  one  hundred  miles  under  a  burning  sun, 
and  their  hardest  march  was  still  ahead  of  them. 


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On  July  1st  General  Buford,  commanding  the  Union  cavalry,  had 
advanced  north  of  the  City  of  Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania,  and  fallen 
in  with  the  van  of  Lee's  army  led  by  General  Heth.  General  John 
Fulton  Reynolds  arrived  soon  afterwards  with  the  First  Corps,  and 
the  battle  began  in  earnest.  During  the  first  day  the  Confederates 
greatly  outnumbered  the  Union  forces,  which  were  pressed  back, 
General  Reynolds  being  killed.  About  noon  General  Oliver  Otis 
Howard  arrived  with  the  Eleventh  Corps,  and  assumed  command. 
Under  his  direction  the  Union  forces  retired  to  a  strong  position  on  a 
range  of  rocky  hills  near  Gettysburg,  of  which  Gulp's  Hill  and  Little 
Round  Top  were  the  two  extremes  of  the  line,  and  Cemetery  Hill 
was  the  apex.  General  Howard  sent  urgent  messsages  to  General 
Meade,  the  Union  commander,  and  to  General  Henry  Warner 
Slocum,  who  with  the  Twelfth  Corps  at  Two  Taverns,  was  only 
five  miles  away,  for  help.  General  Slocum  at  once  came  to  the 
rescue,  and  late  in  the  evening  General  Meade  arrived  on  the  field. 

All  night  long  the  different  corps  kept  pouring  in,  and  Meade  made 
the  following  distribution  of  his  troops :  The  Eleventh  Corps, 
under  General  Howard,  was  still  to  occupy  Cemetery  Hill,  just 
opposite  the  town.  Upon  a  knoll  to  the  right  of  the  Eleventh  Corps 
was  the  First  Corps,  now  under  the  command  of  General  John 
Newton.  And  still  farther,  forming  the  extreme  right  of  the  army, 
was  the  Twelfth  Corps,  under  the  command  of  General  Slocum. 
On  the  left  of  Cemetery  Hill  occupying  the  extension  of  the  ridge 
and  a  prominent  hill,  Little  Round  Top,  the  Third  Corps,  under 
General  Daniel  Edgar  Sickles,  and  the  Second  Corps,  under  General 
Winfield  Scott  Hancock,  were  posted.  The  Fifth  Corps,  under 
General  George  Sykes,  was  to  be  held  in  reserve  until  the  arrival  of 
the  Sixth  Corps,  the  largest  corps  in  the  army. 

The  Sixth  Corps  marched  nearly  all  night,  July  1st,  and  most  of 
the  day  of  July  2d.  The  men  could  hear  the  firing  in  the  distance 
and  knew  the  battle  was  on.  They  arrived  on  the  battlefield  at 
about  five  P.  M.  of  the  second  day,  having  marched  from  thirty-five 
to  thirty-seven  miles  over  hot,  dusty  roads,  and  were  well  nigh 
exhausted.  Cheers  and  shouts  of  joy  filled  the  air  as  Sedgwick's 
veterans  came  filing  in.  Sickles  and  his  Third  Corps  had  their 
desperate  battle  that  day  at  Peach  Orchard,  and  were  in  sore 
need  of  help  when  the  Sixth  Corps  arrived.  The  corps  was  divided 


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and  sent  to  different  positions  to  strengthen  weak  parts  of  the  line. 
The  Third  Brigade,  in  which  was  the  49th  Regiment,  went  to  the 
extreme  right  of  the  army,  and  after  marching  and  countermarching 
until  midnight,  halted,  in  line,  and  laid  down  to  a  well  earned  rest. 

The  morning  of  July  3d  dawned  brightly  and  at  once  the  rattle 
of  musketry  told  of  the  renewal  of  the  strife.  On  the  right,  where 
Slocum  with  a  single  division  of  the  Twelfth  Corps  and  the  Third 
Brigade  of  the  Second  Division  of  the  Sixth  Corps  held  the  long 
line,  an  attempt  was  made  to  retake  the  rifle  pits  captured  from  the 
Confederates  the  day  before.  The  enemy  charged  furiously.  They 
hoped  to  turn  the  Union  flank  and  rout  the  army,  but  the  small 
force  replied  to  the  desperate  charge  of  the  whole  of  Ewell's  Corps 
with  the  most  stubborn  resistance.  At  length  the  Third  Brigade 
passed  far  to  the  right  of  the  Confederate  line,  and  poured  an 
enfilading  volley  into  the  gray  coats.  They,  supposing  that  a  heavy 
force  had  got  on  their  flank  withdrew,  when  the  Union  forces 
charging  in  turn,  drove  them  with  great  loss  from  the  rifle  pits, 
which  were  held  during  the  remainder  of  the  engagement  in  spite  of 
repeated  efforts  to  dislodge  the  Union  forces. 

For  two  hours  just  after  noon  a  fearful  cannonade  that  shook  the 
country  around  was  kept  up.  Then  followed  Pickett's  charge  against 
the  center  and  left  of  the  army.  As  the  49th  Regiment  was  on  the 
extreme  right  of  the  army  it  had  no  post  of  honor  in  repelling  this 
wonderful  charge.  It  was  the  culmination  of  the  battle  and  when 
it  failed,  Lee  realized  that  he  was  beaten. 

On  July  5th,  the  Sixth  Corps  started  in  pursuit  of  the  retreating 
enemy,  overtaking  Lee's  rear  guard  at  Fairfield,  Pennsylvania, 
where  a  sharp  skirmish  occurred.  General  Sedgwick  deemed  the 
Confederate  position,  which  was  in  a  pass  of  the  South  Mountain 
range,  too  strong  for  a  front  assault  by  his  corps  and  ordered  a  halt. 
On  July  7th  the  Third  Brigade  reached  Waynesboro  at  three  p.  M. 
where  it  remained  a  few  days,  the  49th  Regiment  doing  provost 
duty  for  the  town.  On  the  llth  Antietam  Creek  was  forded  and 
the  Brigade  rejoined  the  Sixth  Corps  near  Hagerstown,  Maryland. 
Here  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  was  in  line  of  battle  before  the  Con 
federates  for  several  days,  and  it  was  expected  that  Meade  would 
strike  Lee  a  blow  before  the  latter  could  cross  the  Potomac  River, 


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the  waters  of  which  were  so  swollen  from  the  recent  heavy  rains, 
that  a  crossing-  was  a  difficult  undertaking. 

However,  Meade  was  another  cautious  commander,  similar  to 
McClellan,  and  he  let  this  opportunity  pass ;  for  on  the  night  of  the 
13th  Lee  succeeded  in  getting  across  the  Potomac,  and  the  Union 
soldiers  were  surprised  on  the  morning  of  the  14th  to  find  no 
enemy  in  sight.  On  Sunday,  July  19th,  the  Sixth  Corps  crossed 
the  pontoon  bridge  at  Berlin  to  Virginia,  the  bands  playing, 
"  O  Carry  Me  Back  to  Old  Virginny."  This  was  the  same  place 
where  the  Third  Brigade  had  crossed  the  Potomac  in  the  fall  of 
1862  after  the  Battle  of  Antietam.  The  next  day  Lieutenant  Colonel 
George  Washington  Johnson,  Captain  Charles  H.  Hickmott,  Lieuten 
ant  Henry  C.  Valentine,  and  six  non-commissioned  officers  among 
whom  was  Sergeant  Nehemiah  Sperry  of  Company  G,  Sergeant 
John  P.  McVeane  of  Company  D,  and  several  privates  left  camp 
for  Elmira  to  get  recruits  for  the  regiment. 

The  casualties  in  the  49th  Regiment  during  the  Gettysburg 
campaign  were  as  follows :  Joseph  Luce  of  Company  D,  John 
Proudfoot  of  Company  K,  and  Bartholomew  Vigala  of  Company  I, 
wounded.  Proudfoot  had  been  wounded  just  two  months  before 
at  the  storming  of  Marye's  Heights,  Fredericksburg.  On  the  march 
in  June,  William  R.  Hammond  of  Company  K,  was  captured  by  the 
enemy  on  the  20th  at  Brentville,  Virginia,  while  the  49th  Regiment 
was  doing  picket  duty.  At  the  engagement  at  Fairfield,  Pennsyl 
vania,  on  July  6th,  Nicholas  Baquet  of  Company  E,  was  killed. 

During  the  autumn  of  1863  there  was  much  marching  and  counter 
marching  by  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  in  Northern  Virginia  as 
Meade  would  first  go  after  Lee,  and  Lee,  by  an  elusive  movement, 
would  strike  for  Washington  and  Meade  would  rush  back  to  the 
defense  of  the  National  capital. 

On  September  17th,  near  Culpepper,  Virginia,  Major  William 
Ellis  desired  to  make  an  independent  scout  movement,  and  obtained 
the  assistance  of  Sergeant  Alexander  H.  McKelvy  of  Company  K 
and  Private  Nicholas  Wagner  of  Company  D.  As  the  major  was 
mounted,  he  arrived  back  in  camp  safely,  but  McKelvy  and  Wagner, 
being  on  foot,  were  captured  by  the  enemy.  Sergeant  McKelvy 
remarks  in  his  journal  for  September  16th,  when  he  was  on  picket 
duty,  that  altho  he  had  a  whole  year  yet  to  serve,  it  was  the  last 


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time  he  was  to  perform  this  service  in  the  49th  Regiment.  But  he 
little  dreamed  it  at  that  time. 

About  the  middle  of  September,  the  49th  Regiment  marched  to 
Sulphur  Springs,  crossed  the  north  fork  of  the  Rappahannock,  and, 
after  a  march  of  sixteen  miles,  camped  within  four  miles  of 
Culpepper. 

Early  in  October,  the  49th  Regiment  advanced  to  Cedar  Moun 
tain,  returned  to  Culpepper,  crossed  the  river  at  Rappahannock 
Station,  and  followed  the  foe  to  Brandy  Station;  thence  returned 
and  crossed  the  Rappahannock,  marched  by  way  of  Warrenton 
Junction,  Kettle  Run,  Bristow,  Manassas  Junction,  crossed  Bull  Run 
at  Blackman's  Ford,  and  occupied  Centerville,  October  14th,  in 
advance  of  Lee's  army.  On  the  17th  pursuit  was  resumed  thru 
Chantilly,  Gainesville  and  New  Baltimore  to  Warrenton. 

On  October  10th,  Sergeant  Frank  Baker,  of  Company  H,  was 
captured  at  Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia.  On  the  13th  William  Harse, 
of  Company  K,  was  left  sick  at  Bealton  Station,  Virginia,  and 
captured.  He  had  just  joined  the  49th  Regiment,  having  been  trans 
ferred  on  .October  1st  from  the  33d  New  York  Volunteers.  On  the 
16th  Frank  P.  Moss,  of  Company  H,  was  captured  at  Chantilly, 
Virginia. 

Lieutenant  Julius  A.  Wies,  of  Company  B,  was  discharged  from 
the  49th  Regiment  on  October  18,  1863,  to  become  Captain  of 
Company  F,  of  the  Seventh  Regiment,  United  States  colored  troops. 

On  the  7th  of  November  there  was  a  general  movement  of  the 
Army  of  the  Potomac.  The  Fifth  and  Sixth  Corps  under  Sedgwick 
were  directed  to  the  redoubts  of  the  Rappahannock  near  the  site  of 
the  old  railroad  bridge,  which  had  been  destroyed.  The  rest  of  the 
army,  under  General  William  Henry  French,  was  to  force  the  passage 
at  Kelly's  Ford,  some  distance  below.  Sedgwick's  orders  were  "  to 
push  the  enemy  across  the  river  before  dark,  if  possible." 

The  redoubts  of  the  Rappahannock,  were  two  formidable  works, 
both  on  the  left  of  the  railroad,  and  connected  by  a  chain  of  rifle 
pits ;  a  further  line  of  rifle  pits  ran  left  from  the  left  redoubt  some 
distance  along  the  river.  Two  brigades  of  General  Jubal  Anderson 
Early's  Corps  of  Confederates  held  the  works.  The  Fifth  Corps 
occupied  the  river  front  below  the  line  of  the  railroad.  The  batteries 
made  but  little  impression.  Daylight  was  fast  disappearing.  When 


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the  49th  Regiment  came  within  sight  of  the  enemy's  forts  it  double- 
quicked  to  within  eighty  rods  of  their  line  when  it  halted  in  a 
sunken  road. 

When  Sedgwick  ordered  an  assault  by  the  infantry,  the  men 
advanced  at  trail  arms.  The  enemy's  fire  was  steady,  destructive 
and  continuous.  However,  Sedgwick's  men  swarmed  over  rifle  pits 
and  rapidly  advanced  to  the  head  of  the  pontoon  bridges,  thereby 
cutting  off  the  enemy's  retreat.  This  affair  was  singularly  brilliant. 
More  than  1,600  prisoners,  eight  colors,  all  the  guns,  2,000  stand 
of  small  arms  and  the  pontoon  bridges  were  captured.  Fighting 
ceased  at  seven  p.  M. 

Lieutenant  Borcherdt's  diary  relates  that  the  night  of  November 
7th  was  cold,  and  the  men  had  no  blankets.  They  had  to  keep  dan 
cing  around  camp  fires  all  night  to  keep  warm.  The  Army  of  the 
Potomac  was  inactive  until  the  26th  of  November  wrhen  it  crossed  the 
Rapidan  River  at  Germanna,  Jacob's  Ford  and  other  places  and 
moved  in  the  direction  of  Mine  Run.  The  weather  was  bitterly 
cold  and  the  roads  were  difficult. 

General  French  with  the  Third  Corps  became  engaged  with  the 
enemy  on  the  27th  at  Payne's  Farm.  French's  advance  was  checked, 
and  part  of  the  Sixth  Corps  was  hurried  forward  to  his  support. 
This  engagement  had  been  brought  on  by  a  blunder,  because  the 
Third  Corps  had  mistaken  the  road  and  had  encountered  Ewell's 
Corps  of  Confederates.  Night  coming  on,  a  further  advance  was 
deemed  unadvisable.  Meanwhile,  several  miles  to  the  left,  on 
broader  and  better  roads,  the  other  corps  of  the  army  had  passed 
the  Rapidan  and  moved  out  to  Mine  Run. 

Mine  Run  was  a  creek  of  considerable  size,  and  at  this  time  of 
year  was  covered  with  ice  thick  enough  to  support  men  passing 
over  it.  It  was  a  sluggish  stream  but  in  times  of  heavy  rains  over 
flowed  its  banks,  making  a  marsh  on  each  side,  which  was  also  cov 
ered  with  ice.  On  each  side  were  oak  trees,  with  considerable 
brush,  and  a  thick  crop  of  reeds  was  in  the  marsh.  The  slope  was 
gradual  from  the  marsh  up  to  the  crest  of  the  hills,  just  below  which 
Lee's  army  had  thrown  up  considerable  defences,  which  looked  for 
midable.  Realizing  the  dangers  of  an  assault,  the  men  pinned  on 
their  coats  pieces  of  paper  on  which  was  written  their  names,  regi- 


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ment,  company,  and  their  home.  Skirmishing  continued  all  day, 
and  reconnoissances  were  made  in  various  directions. 

On  the  evening  of  November  28th  a  council  of  war  was  called, 
where  it  was  decided  that  a  flank  movement  to  the  left  under  Gen 
eral  Warren,  who  proposed  it,  should  be  attempted.  Warren's  com 
mand  moved  in  the  night.  During  the  next  day,  November  29th, 
Sedgwick,  who  held  the  Union  right,  discovered  that  the  enemy's 
left  flank  was  unprotected  and  reported  to  General  Meade  that  a 
strong  body  of  troops  moving  before  morning  upon  the  enemy's 
left,  might  by  a  sudden  attack  at  daylight  reach  his  flank  and  rear 
and  double  him  up  on  Warren,  who  was  expected  to  come  on  Lee's 
extreme  right.  This  movement  being  ordered,  two  corps,  the  Fifth 
and  Sixth,  proceeded  during  the  night  to  the  position  indicated,  and 
were  massed  in  the  woods  without  having  attracted  the  attention  of 
the  gray  coats.  Meade's  orders  were  to  open  with  artillery  at  seven 
A.  M.  and  an  hour  later  attack  along  the  line  with  infantry. 

Warren's  movements  had  been  made  upon  a  more  circumscribed 
line  than  was  intended  and  the  result  was  that  the  Confederates 
discovered  it,  and  sought  diligently  and  heavily  to  fortify  to  resist 
it.  Upon  reaching  the  position  sought,  Warren  came  to  the  con 
clusion  that  an  attack  upon  a  position  so  defended  would  be  disas 
trous,  and  reported  so  to  Meade. 

Sedwick  opened  fire  with  all  his  batteries  at  seven  A.  M.  and  the 
enemy  replied  with  spirit,  but  shortly  an  order  came  from  General 
Meade  to  suspend  the  attack  until  further  orders.  Lieutenant  Bor- 
cherdt  says  that  all  day  the  men  of  the  49th  Regiment,  who  were 
on  the  extreme  left,  remained  suffering  with  cold,  their  hunger  par 
tially  satisfied  with  hard  bread  without  coffee.  It  was  a  day  of  dis~ 
comfort  and  suffering  long  to  be  remembered.  Many  of  the  men 
who  were  on  the  picket  line  that  day  and  the  night  before  had  badly 
frozen  hands,  ears  and  feet. 

December  1st  an  order  came  to  retire  across  the  Rapidan  River 
and  go  into  winter  quarters  at  Brandy  Station.  Thus  ended  the 
Mine  Run  campaign,  the  closing  military  operations  of  the  Army 
of  the  Potomac  in  1863. 

On  December  13th  the  49th  Regiment  was  called  out  without  arms 
and  Colonel  Bidwell  read  and  explained  the  Veterans'  Enlistment 


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Act.  Remarks  were  made  by  other  officers.  One  hundred  and 
seventy-five  of  the  original  230  members  present,  re-enlisted  for 
three  years,  or  the  war,  and  were  furloughed  in  squads  for  thirty 
days. 

The  49th  Regiment  was  ordered  to  fall  in  at  two  p.  M.  on  Decem 
ber  18th.  The  men  formed  in  a  hollow  square  with  the  east  front 
opened.  They  witnessed  the  execution  of  two  deserters  from  a 
Vermont  regiment.  A  detachment  of  Company  H  of  the  49th  Regi 
ment,  which  had  been  on  provost  guard  duty  at  division  headquar 
ters,  was  detailed  to  carry  out  the  order  of  execution.  Sergeant 
Hiram  P.  Thompson  of  that  company  was  in  command  of  the 
detachment,  which  consisted  of  eleven  privates.  The  two  men  were 
blindfolded  and  a  white  paper  tag  was  placed  over  each  of  their 
hearts.  It  was  a  sad  sight  to  see  these  men  kneeling  on  their  own 
coffins,  to  be  killed  by  their  own  comrades.  Lieutenant  Borcherdt 
in  describing  this  execution  said  that  he  hoped  never  to  witness 
another.  But  there  were  so  many  desertions  by  bounty  jumpers 
and  conscripts  that  summary  executions  were  necessary  to  preserve 
the  morale  of  the  army. 

The  following  resolutions  were  adopted  by  the  Buffalo  Common 
Council  on  February  1,  1864: 

WHEREAS,  The  Common  Council  of  the  City  of  Buffalo  but 
recently  had  the  pleasure  of  welcoming  to  their  homes,  after  a  long 
and  arduous  term  of  service  in  the  field,  Colonel  Daniel  Davidson 
Bidwell  and  the  remaining  few  of  his  gallant  regiment ;  and 

WHEREAS,  We  now  learn  with  great  satisfaction  that  Colonel  Bid- 
well  and  some  220  of  his  men  have  again  entered  the  service  as 
veterans. 

Colonel  Bidwell  has  long  been  connected  with  the  military  of  this 
city.  He  was  selected  and  entrusted  by  the  Union  Defense  Com 
mittee  in  1861  to  recruit  and  organize  the  49th  Regiment  of  New- 
York  Volunteers ;  was  afterwards  appointed  Colonel ;  was  ordered 
to  the  field  in  September  of  that  year,  and  with  his  regiment  was 
assigned  to  Stevens'  Brigade  of  Smith's  Division  of  the  Army  of 
the  Potomac,  where  he  has  for  some  two  and  a  half  years  ren 
dered  honorable  and  efficient  service  to  his  country ;  having  on 


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many  trying  occasions  had  command  of  a  brigade,  receiving  on  all 
occasions  the  warm  approval  of  his  superior  officers. 

We  deem  it  a  pleasing  duty,  and  at  the  same  time  an  act  of  jus 
tice  to  a  brave,  tried  and  competent  officer,  to  give  this  public 
expression  of  our  appreciation  of  the  services  of  Colonel  Bidwell, 
and  to  recommend  his  promotion  to  a  higher  rank  in  the  army. 
Therefore, 

Resolved,  That  for  the  reasons  set  forth  in  the  foregoing  pre 
amble,  and  as  an  act  of  justice  to  Colonel  Daniel  Davidson  Bidwell, 
who  has  again  entered  the  service  of  his  country,  we  do  hereby 
recommend  and  earnestly  request  the  promotion  of  Colonel  Bidwell 
to  the  rank  of  Brigadier  General. 

Resolved,  That  the  Mayor  be  requested  to  send  a  copy  of  this 
preamble  and  resolutions  to  the  President  of  the  United  States,  and 
to  use  his  influence  to  procure  the  promotion  of  Colonel  Bidwell, 
and  to  communicate  with  the  authorities  at  Washington  in  such 
manner  as  he  shall  think  most  advisable  to  bring  about  that  result. 

On  March  9,  1864,  Ulysses  Simpson  Grant  was  appointed  Lieu 
tenant  General  in  command  of  all  the  forces  of  the  United  States. 
He  took  up  his  headquarters  with  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  and 
on  the  23d  of  March  this  army  was  reorganized  into  three  corps. 
The  First  Corps  was  transferred  to  the  Fifth  Corps ;  two  divi 
sions  of  the  Third  Corps  were  incorporated  with  the  Second  Corps, 
the  other  division  of  the  Third  Corps  being  transferred  to  the  Sixth 
Corps.  The  corps  commanders  were :  Second  Corps,  General  Win- 
field  Scott  Hancock ;  Fifth  Corps,  General  Gouverneur  Kemble 
Warren ;  and  the  Sixth  Corps,  General  John  Sedgwick.  The  First 
and  Third  Corps  thus  passed  out  of  existence. 

Horace  R.  Benson,  of  Company  K,  died  of  smallpox  December 
23,  1863,  while  the  army  was  at  the  winter  quarters  at  Brandy  Sta 
tion,  Virginia.  He  had  enlisted  in  the  49th  Regiment  at  James 
town,  New  York,  when  but  nineteen  years  of  age. 


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Chapter  VI 

ON  MAY  4,  1864,  the  reveille  was  sounded  at  2.30  A.  M.  and  at 
4.30  A.  M.  the  Sixth  Corps  moved,  taking  the  road  to  Ger- 
manna  Ford,  a  distance  of  sixteen  miles.  The  whole  army 
was  in  motion ;  Grant  trying  to  go  swiftly  by  Lee's  flank  under 
cover  of  the  dense  woods  of  The  Wilderness,  and  plant  himself 
between  the  Confederate  army  and  Richmond.  But  the  vigilant 
Lee  discovered  the  movement  and  boldly  attacked  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac  on  the  5th. 

The  Sixth  Corps  occupied  the  extreme  right  of  the  Union  Line, 
the  Fifth  Corps,  the  center,  while  the  Second  Corps  was  some  dis 
tance  away  at  Chancellorsville.  Between  the  Fifth  and  Sixth  Corps 
was  an  unoccupied  space,  which  was  a  point  of  vital  importance  to 
the  Union  line.  Thither  General  Getty  with  the  First,  Second  and 
Fourth  Brigades  of  the  Sixth  Corps  was  sent  to  hold  the  ground 
till  Hancock  should  arrive  from  Chancellorsville  with  the  Second 
Corps.  Colonel  Bidwell  was  now  in  command  of  the  Third  Bri 
gade  of  the  Second  Division  of  the  Sixth  Corps. 

The  woods  thru  which  the  Union  forces  were  obliged  to  move 
was  a  thick  growth  of  oak  and  walnut,  densely  filled  with  a  smaller 
growth  of  pines  and  brushwood.  In  many  places  so  thickly  was 
this  undergrowth  interwoven  among  the  large  trees,  that  one  could 
not  see  five  yards  in  front  of  the  line.  The  thicket  was  so  close 
as  to  make  it  impossible  for  artillery  or  cavalry,  and  indeed,  infantry 
found  it  extremely  difficult  to  advance. 

The  Fifth  Corps,  under  Warren,  was  already  fighting  when  the 
Sixth  Corps  struck  the  Confederate  skirmishers,  who  steadily  fell 
back,  disputing  the  ground.  As  the  Sixth  Corps  advanced  it  would 
suddenly  come  upon  a  line  of  gray  coats,  lying  upon  the  ground, 
covered  with  dried  leaves,  and  concealed  by  underbrush,  when  the 
Confederates  would  rise,  deliver  a  murderous  fire,  and  retire.  Com 
panies  D  and  G  of  the  49th  Regiment  were  deployed  as  skirmishers. 
The  enemy's  skirmishers  were  continually  driven  for  a  mile  and  a 
half  until  two  P.  M.,  when  they  stubbornly  held  the  ridge.  The  49th 


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Regiment  charged  and  succeeded  in  driving  the  enemy,  securing  a 
good  position  near  the  main  line  of  battle. 

The  Confederates  now  charged,  making  a  desperate  effort  to  turn 
the  Union  flank,  but  without  avail.  Again  and  again  their  columns 
rushed  with  great  fury  upon  the  Union  lines,  without  being  able 
to  move  them  until,  at  four  p.  M.,  the  extreme  right,  being  out  of 
ammunition,  was  forced  to  retire.  The  49th  Regiment  had  to  con 
form  to  the  movement  by  swinging  the  men  to  the  rear.  The  regi 
ment  was  relieved  at  seven  p.  M.  by  the  61st  Pennsylvania.  Colonel 
Bidwell  then  formed  the  49th  Regiment  on  the  second  line.  The 
firing  ceased  after  nine  P.  M.,  altho  straggling  shots  were  fired  all 
night.  No  blankets  were  spread,  but  each  man  sat  with  musket  in 
hand  during  the  wearisome  hours,  prepared  for  an  onset  by  the. 
enemy. 

The  battle  was  opened  at  daylight  by  a  fierce  charge  by  the  Con 
federates  on  the  Sixth  Corps,  and  soon  it  raged  along  the  whole 
line.  At  five  A.  M.  a  battery  opened  on  the  49th  Regiment,  doing 
terrible  execution  with  shell  and  solid  shot.  The  loss  was  so  great 
that  Colonel  Bidwell  ordered  the  regiment  to  double  quick  to  the 
front  about  one  hundred  feet,  to  get  out  of  their  line  of  fire,  and 
then  to  lie  down  upon  the  ground.  At  four  p.  M.  orders  came  to 
retire  some  two  hundred  yards,  to  some  light  earthworks,  which 
had  been  thrown  up  by  the  Third  Heavy  Artillery. 

On  the  extreme  right  of  the  Union  line  was  the  Third  Division 
of  the  Sixth  Corps.  This  division  had  but  a  few  days  before  joined 
the  Sixth  Corps  and  was  composed  mostly  of  new  troops  who  had 
never  before  faced  an  enemy.  At  their  left  was  the  First  Division 
and  joining  the  left  of  this  division  was  the  Third  Brigade  of  the 
Second  Division,  commanded  by  Colonel  Bidwell.  Towards  even 
ing  General  Richard  Stoddert  Ewell  of  the  Confederates  ordered 
a  movement  against  the  Union  right  wing.  These  green  men  were 
busy  building  breastworks  when  they  were  struck  on  the  flank,  and, 
seized  with  consternation,  fled  in  confusion  without  attempting 
resistance.  Generals  Seymour  and  Shaler  and  six  hundred  men 
were  captured  by  the  enemy.  The  First  Division  fell  back,  but  not 
in  the  disorder  and  confusion  of  the  Third  Division. 

The  Third  Brigade  held  the  enemy  in  check  until  it  received  a 
front,  flank  and  rear  fire,  which  made  it  especially  uncomfortable 


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for  the  boys  in  blue ;  still  they  held  on,  jumping  from  one  side  of 
the  rifle  pits  to  the  other,  until  General  Sedgwick  appeared  along 
the  rear  about  eight  p.  M.  and  ordered  Colonel  Bidwell  to  clear  the 
plank  road  and  woods  in  the  rear.  Colonel  Bidwell  gave  the  order 
and  with  a  yell  the  boys  charged  and  cleared  the  woods. 

The  right  wing,  if  not  the  whole  army,  had  been  in  serious  dan 
ger.  General  Sedgwick,  in  reporting  Colonel  Bidwell's  conduct 
described  it  in  flattering  terms  as  follows :  "  His  was  the  form  that 
sat  among  the  bullets  upon  his  horse  like  a  man  of  iron,  coolly 
directing  the  movements  which  repulsed  the  enemy,  gave  us  back 
the  field  and  saved  the  whole  Army  of  the  Potomac  from  disaster." 
Had  Sedgwick  lived,  Colonel  Bidwell  would  probably  have  been 
promoted  to  brigadier  general  at  that  time. 

At  midnight  the  Sixth  Corps  fell  back  upon  the  plank  road  to  the 
vicinity  of  the  old  gold  mine  mill,  where  the  Union  hospitals  had 
been.  Intrenchments  were  thrown  up  and  the  position  was  held 
without  much  annoyance  for  the  next  two  days. 

The  two  days  of  fighting  had  told  fearfully  upon  the  Union  ranks. 
Those  killed  in  the  49th  Regiment  were  as  follows :  On  the  5th, 
James  E.  Counradt,  Peter  Heinz  and  Sergeant  John  P.  McVeane 
of  Company  D ;  Jerry  G.  Gorham  and  Philip  Wadding  of  Com 
pany  I ;  Jacob  Mueller  of  Company  B ;  Captain  William  Theodore 
Wiggins  of  Company  C ;  and  James  S.  Lyon  of  Company  G.  Only 
a  year  previous  Sergeant  John  P.  McVeane  had  received  a  medal 
of  honor  from  President  Lincoln  for  his  gallant  conduct  at  Marye's 
Heights,  Fredericksburg,  when  he  took  the  colors  of  the  58th  Vir 
ginia.  Now  he  was  cold  in  death. 

On  the  6th  the  killed  were:  Captain  John  F.  E.  Plogstead, 
Joseph  Klein  and  Christopher  Wilken  of  Company  B ;  John  Boast, 
Sergeant  Henry  C.  Valentine  and  Captain  Charles  H.  Hickmott  of 
Company  I ;  Lieutenant  Reuben  M.  Preston,  John  F.  Reinard  and 
Warren  A.  Ward  of  Company  K ;  Charles  Fredenburg  and  Robert 
Wilson  of  Company  C;  Hugh  A.  Calderwood  of  Company  A; 
Alonzo  Denmark  of  Company  F ;  and  Weizner  Voorhees  of  Com 
pany  H. 

Captain  Plogstead  had  recruited  Company  B  at  Buffalo,  New 
York,  from  among  the  loyal  Germans  of  the  Queen  City  of  the 


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Lakes  who  were  willing  to  give  their  lives  for  the  preservation  of 
the  Union.  Many  of  them  had  seen  military  service  in  the  father 
land,  but  they  were  now  fighting  for  their  adopted  country,  the 
glorious  American  Republic.  Captain  Plogstead  was  struck  by  a 
ten-pound  cannon  ball  at  six  A.  M.,  which  took  off  his  left  leg  and 
shattered  his  right  arm  and  right  leg.  Lieutenant  Borcherdt  states 
that  he  would  never  forget  the  death  look  on  his  face  when  he  gave 
him  his  last  message  for  his  wife.  He  died  at  six-thirty  A.  M. 

The  wounded  were :  Wesley  B.  Steele  of  Company  H  on  the 
4th,  who  died  twelve  days  later  at  Potomac  Creek  Bridge,  Vir 
ginia.  On  the  5th,  Ira  Dutton,  Alonzo  D.  Harris,  Thomas  A. 
Jones,  Sergeant  Norman  R.  Thompson,  Charles  Truax,  Gustavus 
Vedder  and  James  Wells  of  Company  G;  Sergeant  Joseph  Coun- 
radt,  William  H.  Hetzel,  John  G.  Nichols,  Peter  Simon  and 
Charles  I.  Wilson  of  Company  I ;  Hugh  Hogan,  Rudolph  Muller 
and  Thomas  Uttley  of  Company  D ;  John  Canning  and  Joseph  C. 
Church  well  of  Company  C ;  William  H.  Lewis  of  Company  A, 
and  Frank  Moser  of  Company  B. 

Sergeant  Norman  R.  Thompson  had  been  wounded  in  1862  at 
the  Battle  of  Antietam,  and  now,  eighteen  months  later,  he  suf 
fered  another  wound  in  defence  of  his  country. 

The  wounded  on  the  6th  were:  William  Greenwood,  Albert  C. 
Miller,  Arthur  Newman,  Albert  A.  Plattner,  Orlin  Pratt,  and 
Myron  Turner  of  Company  A;  Edward  Borcherdt,  Adam  Brann, 
John  Bruner,  Christopher  Funke,  Christian  Hoffman  and  Francis 
Neumann  of  Company  B ;  James  F.  Devine,  Eugene  Duryee,  Adam 
Foley,  Freeman  Miller,  James  M.  Sherman  and  James  H.  Smal- 
dridge  of  Company  G;  Captain  Hiram  N.  Smith,  Edson  Farr, 
Albert  Hemingway,  Pliny  B.  Laird,  Augustus  Moore  and  Addis 
J.  Quaintance  of  Company  K;  Johnson  Clearwater,  Joseph  Cous- 
land,  James  Nugent  and  Alexander  Selle  of  Company  F ;  James 
Allen,  John  E.  Mylacraine  and  Thomas  W.  Roach  of  Company  D ; 
Charles  N.  Boorn,  Andrew  Schram  and  Newton  F.  Tenney  of 
Company  I ;  and  James  Banker,  George  H.  King  and  Ferris  Pal 
mer  of  Company  C. 

The  wounded  on  the  8th  were:  Michael  Weingertner  of  Com 
pany  B  and  Barnard  Corby  of  Company  I ;  and  on  the  9th,  William 


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Payton  of  Company  H.  Adam  Foley,  who  was  wounded  on  the 
6th,  died  two  days  later.  Eight  men  were  captured  by  the  enemy 
during  the  Wilderness  engagement,  namely:  Carl  Knop  and 
Charles  Miller  of  Company  B ;  Nathan  Johnson  and  Jarvie  C. 
Lincoln  of  Company  D ;  Edwin  Bacon  of  Company  E ;  James  H. 
Griswold  of  Company  H ;  William  O.  Witter  of  Company  I,  and 
Warren  J.  Pratt  of  Company  K.  Carl  Knop  and  Charles  Miller 
were  wounded  in  the  engagement  on  the  6th  and  unable  to  make 
their  escape  from  the  enemy.  Both  Carl  Knop  and  William  O. 
Witter  died  in  Andersonville  Prison;  the  former  on  September  15, 
1864  (his  grave  is  Number  8868),  and  the  latter  on  December  5,  1864 
(his  grave  is  Number  12,227). 

The  author  of  "  Three  Years  in  the  Sixth  Corps  "  speaks  of  the 
death  of  Captain  Hickmott  as  follows :  "  Surely  death  loves  a 
shining  mark,  and  with  what  terrible  precision  had  he  chosen  his 
victims.  Hickmott's  bright  eye  was  glazed  in  death.  His  gayety 
was  hushed  forever.  We  remembered  now  his  hearty  laugh,  his 
friendly  words  and  his  purity  of  character,  and  knew  that  they 
were  ours  only  in  memory." 

By  this  time  General  Grant,  finding  the  Confederate  position  too 
strong  to  force  in  front,  determined  to  start  one  of  his  flank  move 
ments,  for  which  afterwards  he  was  so  famous.  The  Fifth  and 
Sixth  Corps  were  withdrawn  with  secrecy  from  the  line  held  by 
them,  and  falling  into  the  rear  of  the  army,  marched  rapidly  from 
the  right  toward  Spottsylvania  Court  House.  The  Sixth  Corps  took 
the  Chancellorsville  road  and  at  daylight  reached  the  old  battle 
field  where  Hooker  battled  with  Lee  so  unsuccessfully  but  a  year 
before.  The  Fifth  Corps  took  a  more  direct  road  to  Spottsylvania 
Court  House,  and  marched  rapidly,  reaching  Piney  Branch  Church, 
a  little  hamlet  in  the  midst  of  the  woods  a  few  miles  from  Spottsyl 
vania  Court  House,  at  nine  o'clock  in  the  morning.  These  two 
corps  were  soon  followed  by  the  Second  and  Ninth  Corps,  and  the 
Wilderness  field  was  left  entirely  in  the  hands  of  the  enemy. 

The  weather  was  very  warm  and  the  roads  very  dusty.  Some 
of  the  men  of  the  49th  Regiment  came  near  giving  out,  but  fortu 
nately  in  the  afternoon  a  halt  was  ordered  and  after  partaking  of 
strong  coffee  and  hard  tack,  the  men  were  refreshed.  Lieutenant 
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48  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

Borcherdt  states  that  it  was  the  fifth  night  and  day  with  hardly 
four  hours  sleep,  and  he  wondered  how  long  it  was  to  con 
tinue.  At  three  P.  M.  the  49th  Regiment  was  sent  to  the  left  to 
support  the  First  Division  of  the  Fifth  Corps.  Here  they  were  in 
the  third  line  of  battle. 

It  was  soon  evident  that  Lee,  anticipating  Grant's  strategy,  had 
set  about  to  thwart  it.  As  soon  as  the  Union  troops  were  withdrawn 
from  the  Wilderness,  Lee  had  hastened  Swell's  Corps  and  a  part 
of  Longstreet's  by  an  inner  road  to  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  and 
these  troops  were  now  in  position  confronting  the  Union  line.  On 
the  extreme  right  was  Hancock's  Second  Corps,  then  Warren's 
yifth  Corps,  then  Sedgwick's  Sixth  Corps,  and  on  the  extreme  left 
of  the  Union  line,  Burnside  with  his  Ninth  Corps.  The  Ninth 
Corps  had  but  recently  been  attached  to  the  Army  of  the  Potomac, 
having  previously  been  in  General  Butler's  command  on  the 
Peninsula. 

There  was  little  fighting  on  Monday,  May  9th;  but  it  was  a  sad 
day  for  the  Sixth  Corps.  Its  commander,  General  John  Sedgwick, 
was  killed  by  a  bullet  from  a  Confederate  sharpshooter.  The  com 
mand  now  devolved  upon  General  Horatio  Gates  Wright,  who 
retained  it  until  its  disbandment  in  1865. 

On  Tuesday,  the  10th,  the  49th  Regiment  was  in  line  of  battle  at 
three  A.  M.  Two  hours  later  the  men  were  given  their  breakfast. 
At  seven  A.  M.  it  was  ordered  to  support  the  4th  Vermont  Volun 
teers  on  the  skirmish  line  in  front.  At  nine  A.  M.  the  enemy 
charged  in  force  and  the  Vermont  boys  kept  them  in  check  until 
ten  A.  M.,  when  their  ammunition  gave  out  and  they  were  pressed 
back  by  the  charging  Confederates.  Colonel  Bidwell  then  deployed 
the  49th  Regiment,  which  came  to  the  relief  of  the  4th  Vermont 
with  a  yell.  Lieutenant  Borcherdt  states  that  they  made  noise 
enough  for  a  heavy  line  of  battle.  It  proved  effective,  for  the 
enemy  turned  and  the  49th  Regiment  captured  their  rifle  pits. 

Colonel  Bidwell  states  in  his  official  report  that :  "  On  the  morn 
ing  of  the  10th  the  49th  New  York  Volunteers  was  sent  forward, 
and  charged  the  outer  line  of  the  enemy,  and  captured  it  with  a 
number  of  prisoners." 


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During  the  rest  of  the  day  there  was  a  lull  in  the  battle  on  the 
left,  the  contest  changing  to  the  right,  where  the  Second  and  Fifth 
Corps  alternately  charged  the  enemy,  and  the  enemy  charged  their 
position.  Thus  the  tide  of  battle  along  the  right  of  line  rolled  to 
fro,  while  the  din  of  musketry  and  artillery  rose  and  swelled  as  the 
storm  grew  fiercer. 

At  six  P.  M.  the  Sixth  Corps  was  again  called  into  action,  when 
it  was  to  make  one  of  the  most  notable  charges  on  record.  Colonel 
Upton,  commanding  the  Second  Brigade  of  the  First  Division  of  the 
Sixth  Corps,  was  directed  to  take  twelve  picked  regiments  from 
the  corps  and  lead  them  in  a  forlorn  hope  against  the  right  center 
of  Lee's  line.  Four  companies  of  the  49th  Regiment  were  placed 
on  the  left  of  the  charging  line. 

The  men  assembled  on  the  open  space  in  front  of  the  Union 
works,  threw  themselves  upon  the  ground.  All  orders  were  given 
in  suppressed  tones,  as  the  Confederates  were  but  a  hundred  yards 
distant,  in  the  open  field,  and  the  minnies  of  their  skirmishers  were 
whistling  among  the  trees  and  brushwood.  At  six-thirty  the  sig 
nal  was  given,  and  the  men  ran  forward  with  a  yell,  the  left  had 
to  swing  to  the  rear  as  they  were  exposed  to  a  severe  flank  fire, 
but  the  balance  of  the  line  cleared  the  first  and  second  rifle  pits. 
No  supports  came  in  time  to  assist  them,  and  they  returned,  bring 
ing  1,700  prisoners.  However,  the  Union  loss  was  very  severe  in 
killed  and  wounded. 

Lieutenant  Borcherdt  in  describing  this  charge  says  that  if  the 
men  had  waited  ten  minutes  longer,  Hill's  Corps  of  Confederates 
would  have  been  down  upon  them,  as  they  were  intending  to 
charge  the  Union  lines  at  about  the  same  time,  which  accounted 
for  the  stubborn  resistance. 

The  noise  of  battle  gradually  died  away  as  night  threw  her  man 
tle  over  the  fearful  scene,  and  both  armies  were  glad  of  a  respite. 
The  picket  line  was  re-established  and  Lieutenant  Borcherdt,  who 
was  on  picket  duty,  says  that  the  moaning  of  the  wounded  was  ter 
rible,  as  no  relief  could  be  given  them. 

The  next  day  passed  in  making  new  arrangements.  Skirmishing 
was  kept  up  along  the  line,  but  no  general  engagement  was  brought 
on.  The  49th  Regiment  was  in  line  of  battle  at  four  A.  M.,  remain- 


50  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

ing  in  rifle  pits  during  the  day.  A  drizzling  rain  commenced  at  one 
p.  M.,  which  continued  during  the  afternoon  and  night.  The  men 
were  far  from  comfortable.  At  seven  p.  M.  they  left  the  works 
and  formed  in  line  of  battle  five  hundred  yards  to  the  rear.  On  this 
line  the  whole  Sixth  Corps  formed. 

During  the  night  of  May  llth,  General  Hancock  with  the  Sec 
ond  Corps,  silently  withdrew  from  the  position  it  had  occupied  on 
the  right  of  the  line,  and  marching  in  the  rear  of  the  army  took 
a  position  between  the  Sixth  and  Ninth  Corps,  which  had  not 
before  been  occupied.  With  great  caution  and  silence,  prepara 
tions  were  made  for  a  desperate  assault  upon  the  line  facing  this 
position,  which  here  made  a  sharp  angle,  that  was  to  go  down  in  his 
tory  as  the  "  Bloody  Angle."  It  was  hoped  by  seizing  this  angle  to 
turn  the  right  flank  of  Lee's  army.  But  the  contest  for  its  posses 
sion  was  to  cost  the  lives  of  thousands  of  brave  men.  Between  the 
new  position  taken  by  the  Second  Corps  and  the  Confederate  works, 
the  ground  was  covered  with  pines  and  underbrush,  and  as  it 
neared  the  Confederate  defences  ascended  to  a  considerable  height. 

The  casualties  in  the  49th  Regiment  during  the  engagement  on 
the  10th  of  May  were  as  follows :  Killed,  Mortimer  Herrick,  Pat 
rick  Murphy  and  Sergeant  John  H.  Richards  of  Company  F ;  John 
O'Neill  of  Company  A,  and  John  Grisley  of  Company  I. 

Wounded,  Oscar  S.  Kimball,  Martin  Robbins,  Joseph  E.  Rod- 
gers,  John  F.  Smith  and  Hiram  Waterman  of  Company  K ;  Wil 
liam  Doolittle,  Walter  Gibbs,  Luther  R.  Haase  and  Franklin  B. 
Parker  of  Company  A ;  Herman  Keesler,  Charles  Nitzschman  and 
Gabriel  Ortobein  of  Company  B  ;  Thomas  Kerigan,  Francis  H.  Hart 
and  Elisha  B.  Sarles  of  Company  C ;  Michael  Clark,  Marcellus  E. 
Hazen  and  John  T.  Johnson  of  Company  D ;  John  Fraemiller, 
Emil  Gauchet  and  Timothy  Howard  of  Company  E ;  Charles  F. 
Hildebrand  and  Frederick  Schultz  of  Company  F,  and  Barnett  Gee- 
Ian  and  Hiram  Sorber  of  Company  G. 

William  Doolittle  died  of  his  wounds  six  days  later,  and  Fred 
erick  Schultz  died  on  May  21st  at  Carver  Hospital,  Washington, 
D.  C. 

Wallace  Tiffany  of  Company  F,  and  Samuel  L.  Pratt  of  Com 
pany  K,  who  was  wounded,  were  captured.  Lieutenant  Borcherdt 


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states  that  Lieutenant  John  C.  White  of  Company  D  was  either 
killed  or  captured  in  the  charge  of  the  forlorn  hope  on  the  evening 
of  the  llth.  He  was  absent  at  the  muster  out  of  the  regiment  in 
1865,  and  his  may  be  one  of  the  unknown  graves  upon  this  battle 
field. 

At  two  A.  M.  on  the  eventful  day  of  May  12th  the  Second  Corps 
charged  the  Confederate  works  at  the  "  Bloody  Angle."  As  the 
column  neared  the  rifle  pits  it  met  a  storm  of  bullets,  but  charging 
impetuously  up  the  hill  and  over  the  works,  the  enemy,  surprised 
and  overpowered,  gave  way,  those  who  could  do  so  escaping  to 
the  second  line,  in  the  rear,  altho  thousands  were  obliged  to  sur 
render  on  the  spot,  so  complete  had  been  the  surprise.  The  vic 
torious  column  now  pushed  on  toward  the  second  line  of  works, 
but  here,  the  enemy  fully  prepared  for  the  attack,  made  a  much 
more  stubborn  resistance. 

The  battle  now  raged  with  the  greatest  fury.  The  Sixth  Corps 
was  withdrawn  from  its  position,  and,  marching  about  two  miles 
along  the  rear  of  the  line,  joined  with  the  Second  Corps  in  the 
attack.  The  corps  arrived  on  the  scene  at  seven  A.  M.  and  received 
orders  to  charge  thru  the  dense  woods.  Bullets,  canister  and  shell 
came  thicker  as  the  men  advanced.  It  was  warm  work  and  many 
were  falling.  The  works  that  had  been  taken  by  the  Second  Corps, 
were  now  occupied  by  the  Sixth  Corps,  and  the  enemy  made  the 
most  desperate  efforts  to  retake  them. 

The  Confederates  formed  their  troops  in  heavy  columns  and 
hurled  them  against  the  Union  line  with  tremendous  force.  The 
First  Division  of  the  Sixth  Corps  held  the  center  of  the  line  at  the 
"  Bloody  Angle."  This  was  the  key  to  the  whole  position.  The 
Union  forces  held  the  Confederate  works  from  the  left  as  far  as 
the  angle,  and  the  gray  coats  still  held  the  rest  of  the  line.  Who 
ever  could  hold  the  angle  would  be  the  victors ;  for  with  the  angle, 
either  party  could  possess  themselves  of  the  whole  line  of  works. 
Hence  the  desperate  efforts  to  drive  the  Union  forces  from  this 
position.  The  First  Division  being  unable  to  maintain  the  position 
alone,  the  Second  Divison  was  sent  to  its  aid. 

As  the  boys  of  the  Second  Division,  of  which  the  49th  Regiment 
was  a  part,  took  their  places  in  the  front,  the  battle  became  a  hand 


52  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

to  hand  combat.  A  breastwork  of  logs  separated  the  combatants. 
Men  of  both  sides  reached  over  this  partition  and  discharged  their 
muskets  in  each  other's  faces.  Finally  they  began  to  use  their  mus 
kets  as  clubs  and  then  rails  were  used.  The  men  were  willing  thus 
to  fight  from  behind  breastworks ;  to  rise  up  and  charge  an  enemy 
so  near  at  hand  and  so  strong  in  numbers  required  unusual  bravery. 

Yet  they  did  charge,  and  it  was  in  one  of  these  charges  that 
Major  William  Ellis  of  the  49th  Regiment  was  shot  with  a  ramrod 
thru  the  arm  and  in  the  side,  from  the  effects  of  which  he  afterwards 
died.  The  trees  in  front  of  the  position  held  by  the  Sixth  Corps 
during  this  remarkable  struggle  were  literally  cut  to  pieces  by  bul 
lets.  Lieutenant  Borcherdt  states  that  the  49th  Regiment  fought 
from  seven  A.  M.  to  five  p.  M.,  most  of  the  time  in  close  contact 
with  the  Confederates,  not  over  ten  feet  from  them.  The  narrow 
limits  of  the  angle  made  it  impossible  to  get  more  than  a  limited 
number  into  action  at  once.  Toward  dusk  preparations  were  made 
to  relieve  the  49th  Regiment.  By  this  time  the  men  were  nearly 
exhausted,  and  had  fired  three  to  four  hundred  rounds  of  ammuni 
tion  per  man. 

On  the  13th  the  49th  Regiment  buried  its  dead.  They  were  laid 
side  by  side  in  blankets.  Enclosed  in  the  blanket  was  the  full  name 
and  rank  of  each  one  and  at  the  head  of  each  grave  was  placed  a 
cracker  box  board  with  their  names  in  large  letters,  so  that  their 
friends  could  easily  identify  them.  It  was  ten  A.  M.  when  with  a 
silent  prayer,  they  were  laid  at  rest.  Near  the  salient  was  a  tree 
more  than  a  foot  in  thickness,  literally  chopped  off  by  musket  balls. 
The  stump  of  this  tree  can  be  seen  in  the  National  Museum  at 
Washington. 

The  casualties  in  the  49th  Regiment  on  the  12th  of  May  were  as 
follows :  Killed,  Gilbert  D,  Harris,  James  McGorey,  Elijah  H. 
Shippee,  Thomas  Orr,  Captain  Seward  Harmon  Terry  and  Lieu 
tenant  Mortimer  LaVerne  Tyler  of  Company  G;  Matthias  Berndt 
and  Lieutenant  Herman  Haase  of  Company  B ;  Robert  Merrill  and 
William  H.  Nichols  of  Company  D;  Sergeant  Philip  S.  Moriarty 
and  George  Partridge  of  Company  E;  William  Cook  and  Julius 
Goldschmidt  of  Company  F;  Henry  Dayton  of  Company  C;  Tim 
othy  O'Regan  of  Company  I,  and  Daniel  Wilcox  of  Company  K. 


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Lieutenant  Borcherdt  states  that  Adjutant  Haase,  who  was  killed 
here,  received  thirty-two  bullets  in  his  body.  The  battle  flag  of  the 
49th  Regiment  disappeared  and  for  several  hours  was  buried  under 
six  dead  men. 

On  the  18th  of  May  Captain  Reuben  E.  Heacock  of  Company  E 
was  killed.  His  death  was  peculiarly  sad.  The  49th  Regiment 
returned  to  the  position  held  by  them  on  the  12th  and  was  in  the 
first  line  only  a  hundred  yards  from  the  Confederate  line  and  in 
plain  view.  Captain  Heacock,  being  wounded,  stretcher  bearers 
at  once  started  to  the  rear  with  him,  but  they  had  gone  scarcely 
thirty  paces  when  a  shell  burst  directly  under  him,  killing  him  and 
also  the  stretcher  bearers,  who  were  carrying  him. 

The  wounded  on  the  12th  of  May  were  as  follows :  Major  Wil 
liam  Ellis,  who  died  of  his  wounds  August  3,  1864,  in  camp  at 
Monocacy  Creek,  Maryland;  Thomas  Apthorp,  John  Bego,  Robert 
P.  Benson,  Captain  Erastus  D.  Holt,  Lafayette  Hunting,  Henry  H. 
Ingalsbee  and  Sergeant  Henry  Rogers  of  Company  I ;  Thomas 
Brooks,  Henry  W.  Howard,  Andrew  J.  Matthews,  Samuel  W. 
Pearce,  Charles  Shaver  and  Bradford  Slater  of  Company  K;  John 
Arbor,  Ferdinand  Benzinger,  Aaron  C.  Fisher,  Jacob  Herman  and 
Julius  Smith  of  Company  E ;  Hamer  Dawson,  Henry  Handy,  Nor 
man  Reynolds  and  George  Voltze  of  Company  A ;  Christian  Bode- 
man,  Frederick  Forster,  Jacob  Rider  and  Daniel  Schneider  of  Com 
pany  B ;  Edgar  Ferris,  Sergeant  Josephus  H.  Finch,  Lawrence 
Molin  and  William  H.  Williams  of  Company  C ;  John  G.  Fox,  Cap 
tain  George  Holden  Selkirk,  Albert  V.  Sherman  and  John  Thomas 
of  Company  D;  Frank  Beehler  and  Andrew  H.  Keele  of  Company 
F;  and  Rufus  R.  Wait  of  Company  H.  On  the  18th  William  S. 
Hudson,  Junior,  of  Company  C,  was  wounded. 

Sergeant  Henry  Rogers  died  of  his  wounds  May  21st  at  Spottsyl- 
vania  Court  House ;  Samuel  W.  Pearce  died  May  28th  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. ;  Lafayette  Hunting  died  June  3d ;  Hamer  Dawson 
died  June  16th  and  Thomas  Apthorp  died  June  21st  at  General 
Hospital,  Alexandria,  Virginia. 

The  captured  were  as  follows :  Thomas  Barney,  James  Cady, 
William  W.  Conley,  Desmond  Craine,  Albert  Ferry,  Lewis  Han- 
chett,  Dayton  R.  Leland,  Patrick  McGinn  and  Henry  Vanderhorst 


54  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

of  Company  G;  Jonas  F.  Conger,  Nathan  S.  Horton,  Matthew 
Keers  and  Charles  Leroy  of  Company  A;  Charles  Gott,  Benjamin 
T.  Kellett,  William  J.  Nolan  and  Sergeant  Henry  C.  Orr  of  Com 
pany  D;  John  Dougherty,  John  Hall  and  George  P.  Hoyt  of  Com 
pany  C ;  Jacob  Quatlander  of  Company  E ;  John  F.  Haas  of  Com 
pany  F;  and  Patrick  Cooney  of  Company  I. 

Three  of  this  number  had  been  wounded,  namely :  James  Cady, 
Charles  Gott  and  Dayton  R.  Leland.  Two  were  prisoners  of  war 
at  the  muster  out  of  the  regiment  in  1865,  namely:  Thomas  Bar 
ney  and  Jacob  Quatlander,  while  five  died  in  Andersonville 
Prison,  namely :  Jonas  F.  Conger,  died  September  16,  1864,  his 
grave  is  number  8919 ;  Albert  Ferry,  died  July  22,  1864 ;  Charles 
Gott,  died  February  7,  1865,  his  grave  is  number  12,604;  John  F, 
Haas,  died  November  10,  1864,  his  grave  is  Number  11,947,  and 
Matthew  Keers,  who  died  August  31,  1864. 

In  1902  the  surviving  veterans  of  the  49th  Regiment  purchased 
a  plot  of  ground  within  a  few  feet  of  the  "  Bloody  Angle  "  from 
E.  L.  Landram,  and  at  an  expense  of  over  $500  erected  a  granite 
monument  on  it  to  commemorate  the  heroic  deeds  of  the  regiment 
on  that  eventful  day,  May  12,  1864. 


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Chapter  VII 

REPORT  OF  GENERAL  DANIEL  DAVIDSON  BIDWELL, 
UNITED  STATES  VOLUNTEERS,  COMMANDING  THIRD 
BRIGADE 

HEADQUARTERS  THIRD  BRIGADE, 

SECOND  DIVISION,  SIXTH  CORPS, 
August  20,  1864. 


S 


IR. —  In  compliance  with  orders,  I  have  the  honor  to  make  the 
following  report  of  the  operations  since  May  4,  1864 : 

I. 


On  the  morning  of  the  5th  of  May  General  Sedgwick,  finding  the 
enemy  were  in  force  on  a  road  leading  from  Robertson's  Tavern 
into  the  Germanna  plank  road,  ordered  this  brigade  deployed  and 
advanced  on  that  road.  We  drove  the  enemy  for  about  two  miles, 
when  we  came  on  an  intrenched  line  supported  by  artillery.  Shortly 
after  we  had  arrived  at  this  point  the  enemy  advanced  a  brigade, 
charging  our  extreme  right  regiment,  but  they  were  repulsed  by 
the  49th  New  York  Volunteers  and  7th  Maine,  we  taking  a  number 
of  prisoners  and  cutting  off  one  of  their  regiments,  which  was  cap 
tured  by  the  5th  Wisconsin  Volunteers.  Later  in  the  day  we  made 
a  vigorous  attempt  to  advance  our  lines,  but  owing  to  the  strength 
of  the  enemy's  position  failed  to  accomplish  the  object. 

At  4.30  A.  M.  on  the  morning  of  the  6th  we  were  again  ordered 
to  advance  and  dislodge  them,  if  possible.  During  the  night  our 
line  had  been  strengthened  by  a  portion  of  the  Jersey  brigade,  and 
at  the  appointed  hour  we  made  a  vigorous  assault,  but  the  enemy 
having  during  the  night  strengthened  their  position,  combined  with 
the  natural  obstacles  in  our  front,  of  a  marsh  covered  with  a  heavy 
growth  of  thorn  bushes,  caused  us  to  retire  with  a  heavy  loss  to 
the  position  occupied  during  the  night.  About  two  hours  later  we 
were  again  ordered  to  advance  with  the  whole  line,  but  could  not 


56  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

gain  any  ground,  when  an  order  came  to  intrench  where  we  were. 
About  half  an  hour  before  dark  the  enemy  made  a  desperate  attack 
on  the  right  of  the  general  line  held  by  a  brigade  of  each  of  the 
First  and  Third  Divisions.  The  Third  Division  breaking,  caused 
the  brigade  of  the  First  Division  also  to  break,  and  all  fell  back  on 
our  line.  This,  with  a  heavy  attack  by  the  enemy  in  our  front,  came 
near  sweeping  away  the  brigade,  and  but  for  the  unflinching  brav 
ery  of  the  officers  and  men  would  have  done  so.  Our  second  line, 
changing  front  to  rear,  protected  our  flank,  and  the  front  line 
repulsed  several  attacks  of  the  enemy.  This  position  we  held  until 
twelve  o'clock  midnight,  when  we  were  ordered  to  retire  by  the 
left  flank  to  a  position  on  the  Germanna  plank  road.  In  this  strug 
gle  we  lost  very  heavily  in  officers  and  men.  On  the  plank  road  we 
took  up  a  new  position,  and  remained  until  dark  of  the  evening  of 
the  8th,  when  we  took  up  our  march  for  Spottsylvania  Court 
House. 

II 

We  arrived  in  front  of  Spottsylvania  Court  House  about  five 
p.  M.  on  the  9th  inst.  This  brigade  was  deployed  on  the  extreme 
right  of  the  general  line,  and  ordered  to  advance  with  it  at  a  given 
signal.  This  we  did,  breaking  the  enemy's  line,  but  the  brigade  on 
our  right,  failing  to  advance  with  us,  caused  us  to  become  isolated. 
With  the  enemy  on  both  flanks,  and  it  growing  dark,  we  were  ordered 
to  retire  to  the  positions  we  held  before  charging  and  intrench.  On 
the  morning  of  the  10th  the  49th  New  York  Volunteers  was  sent 
forward,  and  charged  the  outer  line  of  the  enemy  and  captured  it 
with  a  number  of  prisoners.  On  the  evening  of  the  10th  the  brigade 
joined  in  the  assault  on  the  enemy's  line  under  General  Upton,  and 
assisted  in  capturing  a  large  number  of  prisoners,  the  43d  New 
York  capturing  one  stand  of  colors. 

On  the  morning  of  the  12th  we  were  moved  to  the  rear  of  the 
position  just  captured  by  General  Hancock,  and  ordered  to  support 
a  brigade  of  this  division,  commanded  by  Colonel  Edwards,  at  the 
Angle.  The  brigade  was  deployed  in  line  and  moved  to  this  point, 
and  two  of  the  regiments,  the  49th  and  77th  New  York,  charged  the 
Angle  and  took  possession  of  the  crest  commanding  it,  which  they 


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held  until  relieved.  The  43d  New  York,  61st  Pennsylvania  Volun 
teers,  and  7th  Maine  were  deployed  on  the  right  of  this  position, 
supporting  General  Upton's  brigade.  The  first  line  losing  heavily 
and  closing  to  the  left,  caused  a  vacancy,  which  these  three  regi 
ments  moved  into,  and  where  they  remained  two  hours,  delivering 
a  musketry  fire,  and  were  relieved  and  removed  to  the  left  to  the 
support  of  a  brigade  of  the  Second  Corps.  The  troops  which 
relieved  the  49th  and  77th  New  York  were  driven  back,  and  these 
two  regiments,  with  a  portion  of  the  Vermont  brigade,  formed  and 
retook  the  crest.  About  dark  the  whole  line  was  withdrawn  about 
three  hundred  yards  and  went  into  bivouac  for  the  night.  Our  loss 
in  officers  and  men  was  very  heavy  in  this  engagement.  On  the 
13th  we  remained  in  this  position  until  dark,  when  we  moved  to 
the  Anderson  house,  and  the  next  day,  crossed  the  Ny  river.  On 
the  evening  of  the  17th  we  moved  to  the  position  in  front  of  the 
Angle,  where  on  the  evening  of  the  18th,  the  division  was  formed 
in  four  lines  of  a  brigade  each.  We  were  in  the  third  line,  and  it 
getting  light  the  advance  was  made  waiting  for  the  Third  Division 
to  complete  their  formation.  Upon  advancing,  the  Second  Corps 
gave  on  our  left,  and  the  two  front  lines  obliquing  to  the  left, 
brought  us  in  the  front  line,  and  the  Third  Division  failing  to 
advance  exposed  us  to  an  artillery  fire,  which  took  us  in  reverse, 
on  the  flank  and  in  front.  In  this  engagement  our  loss  was  heavy 
and  mostly  from  artillery. 

Ill 

During  the  epoch  designated  as  the  North  Anna,  this  brigade  was 
not  engaged,  and  from  that  time  until  we  were  at  Cold  Harbor  we 
were  not  engaged,  except  slight  skirmishing.  Upon  arriving  at 
Cold  Harbor,  on  the  1st  of  June,  this  brigade  changed  front  to  the 
left  and  protected  the  flank  from  this  attack.  On  the  morning  of 
the  2d  we  were  moved  to  the  right  of  the  Second  Corps,  joining 
the  Eighteenth  Corps,  and  formed  in  four  lines  and  advanced  in  an 
assault  on  the  enemy's  lines,  which  proved  so  strong  that  we  failed 
to  accomplish  anything  but  advance  our  lines.  Later  in  the  day 
another  assault  was  tried,  but  with  no  better  success,  when  we 


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intrenched   and   advanced   our   lines   by   regular   approaches.      We 
remained  in  these  intrenchments  until  the  night  of  the  12th. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 
DANIEL  DAVIDSON  BIDWELL, 

Brigadier  General  Commanding. 
To  Captain  H.  STEVENS, 

Assistant  Adjutant  General,  Second  Division. 


REPORT  OF  GENERAL  DANIEL  DAVIDSON  BIDWELL,  COM 
MANDING  THIRD  BRIGADE,  OF  OPERATIONS,  JUNE 
12th  TO  JULY  2d 

HEADQUARTERS  THIRD  BRIGADE, 

SECOND  DIVISION,  SIXTH  CORPS, 

August  20,  1864. 

Sir. —  We  remained  in  these  intrenchments  until  the  night  of 
the  12th  of  June,  when  we  moved  across  the  Chickahominy, 
via  Forge  Bridge,  to  James  River,  which  we  crossed  on  the 
night  of  the  16th,  and  arrived  in  front  of  Petersburg  the  next  day 
and  relieved  a  portion  of  the  Eighteenth  Corps  (Major  General 
William  Farrar  Smith's)  line. 

On  the  18th  we  advanced  our  lines  about  one  mile,  dislodging  and 
driving  the  enemy,  and  then  intrenched. 

On  the  20th  we  were  moved  to  the  left,  and  in  connection  with 
the  Vermont  Brigade,  relieved  a  division  of  the  Second  Corps, 
where  we  remained  till  the  night  of  the  21st,  when  we  moved  to 
the  extreme  left  of  the  general  line  near  the  Williams  house.  In  the 
afternoon  of  the  22d  we  went  into  position  on  the  left  of  the 
Third  Division  with  our  line  refused  toward  the  Jerusalem  plank 
road,  and  afterward  was  moved  to  the  support  of  the  Third  Divi 
sion,  which  had  advanced  toward  the  Weldon  railroad.  The  next 
day  we  moved  about  one  mile  to  the  front,  which  position  we  held 
during  an  attack  on  our  skirmish  line  near  the  railroad,  and  at  dark 
we  withdrew  to  our  former  position,  where  we  remained  until  the 


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29th,  when  we  advanced  to  Ream's  Station,  took  position,  and 
assisted  to  destroy  the  railroad  track. 

On  the  1st  of  July  we  returned  to  the  Jerusalem  plank  road,  and 
on  the  2d  of  July  returned  to  our  former  position  near  the  Williams 
house. 

It  would  be  useless  to  attempt  to  cite  individual  cases  of  bravery 
and  fortitude  during  all  these  severe  and  bloody  engagements. 
Every  officer  and  man  did  his  whole  duty,  and  the  stubbornness  with 
which  every  battlefield  was  contested  is  attested  by  the  accompanying 
list  of  casualties.  But  I  desire  to  call  the  attention  of  the  general 
commanding  the  division  to  the  bravery  and  gallant  conduct  of 
Captain  and  Assistant  Adjutant  General  W.  H.  Long,  who  by  his 
efficiency  and  zeal  rendered  me  much  service  and  added  greatly  to 
the  success  of  the  brigade ;  also  to  the  gallant  conduct  of  Captains 
George  Holden  Selkirk,  George  S.  Orr  and  Lieutenant  L.  C.  Small, 
who  rendered  valuable  service  during  the  campaign. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

DANIEL  DAVIDSON  BIDWELL, 

Brigadier  General,  Commanding. 
To  Captain  H.  STEVENS, 

Assistant  Adjutant  General,  Second  Division. 

On  the  24th  the  49th  Regiment  crossed  the  North  Anna  River  at 
Beaver  Dam  at  four  A.  M.  It  was  not  actively  engaged  again, 
except  in  slight  skirmishing,  until  the  Battle  of  Cold  Harbor.  How 
ever,  it  assisted  in  tearing  up  the  tracks  of  the  Virginia  Central 
Railroad,  burning  the  ties,  and  bending  the  rails.  This  was  done  to 
prevent  Lee  from  receiving  supplies  from  the  west  of  Richmond. 

At  midnight  of  May  31st  an  order  came  to  march  to  the  left  of 
the  Army  of  the  Potomac.  The  Sixth  Corps  marched  until  one 
p.  M.,  when  a  halt  was  ordered.  It  was  a  very  hot,  dusty  day,  and 
many  of  the  men  fell  out.  A  number  of  writers  have  spoken  of 
this  as  one  of  the  hardest  marches  the  regiment  passed  thru.  After 
resting  two  hours,  orders  came  at  three  P.  M.  to  advance,  and  the 
regiment's  skirmish  line  was  soon  hotly  engaged.  The  Confederates 
opened  their  batteries  upon  the  men,  but  in  a  short  time  the  Union 


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batteries  were  replying.  Altho  the  men  of  the  Sixth  Corps  were 
weary  and  exhausted  from  the  long  marches  of  the  last  several  days, 
they  dashed  impetuously  across  the  ploughed  fields  with  shouts  and 
cheers  toward  the  enemy's  works.  It  fairly  rained  shot  and  shell 
and  rifle  balls,  but  the  graycoats  were  driven  to  their  second  line 
of  intrenchments,  and  the  battle  continued  until  nine  P.  M. 

On  June  2d  the  49th  Regiment  was  in  line  of  battle  at  two  A.  M., 
and  there  was  no  chance  for  breakfast.  The  advance  on  the  enemy's 
works  commenced  at  four  A.  M.,  the  troops  charging  in  column  by 
division.  The  first  line  of  rifle  pits  was  carried  and  held  against 
repeated  counter  charges  until  seven  A.  M.,  when  the  24th  Massachu 
setts  broke  and  came  streaming  back  in  fearful  disorder,  trying  to 
break  thru  the  line  of  the  49th  Regiment.  But  the  49th  made, 
them  reform,  and  then  allowed  them  to  pass  to  the  rear. 

At  eight  A.  M.  there  were  heavy  charges  by  the  right  and  left 
wings  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac.  The  battle  continued  until  four- 
thirty  P.  M.,  when  the  Confederates  charged  in  force  on  the  Second 
Corps,  which  was  on  the  extreme  right  of  the  Union  line,  but  the 
graycoats  were  driven  back  with  fearful  slaughter.  Yet  the  Union 
forces  lost  heavily  in  the  day's  engagement  also. 

The  49th  Regiment  remained  in  the  trenches  at  Cold  Harbor  for 
ten  days  following  the  battle  on  the  2d  of  June.  Lieutenant 
Borcherdt  states  that  on  the  evening  of  the  4th  he  came  near  being 
captured  by  the  Confederates  when  on  skirmish.  In  establishing 
the  vidette  line  the  call  came :  "  Surrender,  you  Yank."  But  he 
answered :  "  Not  much,  Johnny,"  and  made  a  run  for  the  Union 
line.  The  way  the  bullets  whistled  about  him  was  a  caution,  but 
fortunately  he  escaped  unhurt. 

The  next  day,  the  5th  of  June,  was  a  bad  day  for  the  49th 
Regiment.  They  were  in  the  first  line  all  day,  and  a  skirmish  fire 
continued  as  long  as  daylight  lasted.  As  the  enemy's  intrenchments 
were  strong,  and  only  a  hundred  yards  from  the  Union  line,  their 
sharpshooters  were  continually  picking  off  those  who  exposed  them 
selves.  The  intrenchments  of  the  49th  Regiment  were  fully  ten 
feet  high.  The  men  made  observation  holes  thru  the  earthworks 
and  a  number  of  the  regiment's  best  shots  were  on  constant  watch 
for  a  head  or  arm  to  show  itself  above  the  enemy's  works.  At 
eleven  A.  M.  some  of  the  boys  amused  themselves  by  raising  a  hat 


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on  a  ramrod  above  the  fort.  Very  quickly  the  Confederate  sharp 
shooters  perforated  it.  At  two  P.  M.  one  of  Company  C's  men  was 
sent  to  the  rear  for  water.  He  had  scarcely  gone  twenty  feet  before 
he  was  wounded  by  some  Confederate  sharpshooter.  The  men  had 
to  dig  regular  covered  ways  to  get  to  the  rear  without  being  shot. 
Everyone  was  cautioned  to  withdraw  their  faces  from  the  observa 
tion  holes  in  the  earthworks  when  shooting  at  the  enemy,  but  two 
men  paid  the  penalty  with  their  lives  for  not  heeding  this  injunction. 
In  the  morning  a  sharpshooter  in  Company  C,  and  in  the  afternoon 
a  sharpshooter  in  Company  B,  fell  over  backwards,  shot  thru  the 
head.  Each  had  been  doing  execution  with  their  Sharps  rifles,  but 
their  turn  came,  too,  and  they  were  buried  near  the  second  line 
of  intrenchments.  At  nine  P.  M.  the  49th  Regiment  was  relieved  by 
the  7th  Maine,  and  the  men  marched  thru  the  covered  way  to  the 
third  line  of  works,  where  they  remained  for  the  night. 

Never  before  had  the  army  of  the  Potomac  been  in  a  position 
where  there  was  such  constant  danger  as  at  Cold  Harbor.  Men  in 
the  front  line  dared  not  leave  the  cover  of  the  breastworks  except 
when  the  darkness  of  night  had  settled  down,  and  even  then  the 
movement  of  a  company  to  the  rear  might  bring  on  a  storm  of 
shells.  At  all  angles  to  the  main  line,  high  breastworks  were  thrown 
up,  and  then  deep  trenches  were  dug,  so  that  the  men  might  pass 
to  and  from  the  front  without  being  observed.  Even  in  spite  of 
these  extraordinary  precautions  no  soldier  was  safe  in  venturing  to 
go  to  the  rear  by  daylight.  Not  a  day  passed,  even  when  there  was 
no  battle,  during  which  someone,  in  some  regiment,  was  not  killed 
or  wounded. 

For  ten  days  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  lay  upon  the  burning  sands 
of  that  arid  plain,  the  greater  part  of  the  line  without  even  the 
friendly  shelter  of  a  tree ;  dirty  and  grimey  and  choked  with  dust, 
yet  not  discouraged.  The  true-hearted  soldiers  of  that  magnificent 
army  uttered  no  words  of  complaint.  On  the  12th  of  June  General 
Grant  ordered  another  flank  movement,  this  time  to  the  James 
River. 

The  Second  Corps,  which  held  the  extreme  right  of  the  line,  was 
the  first  to  withdraw  from  its  position,  and,  in  the  darkness  of  the 
evening  of  the  12th  of  June,  marched  off  down  the  Chickahominy. 
At  midnight  the  Sixth  Corps  started,  every  precaution  being  taken 


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to  deceive  the  enemy  as  to  the  destination  of  the  army.  The  49th 
Regiment  crossed  the  Chickahominy  at  Forge  Bridge.  Two  years 
before  in  the  Peninsula  campaign  under  McClellan,  the  49th  Regi 
ment  had  crossed  the  same  stream  not  far  from  this  very  spot.  Thru 
how  many  vicissitudes  of  army  life  had  the  regiment  passed  since 
that  time.  On  the  night  of  the  16th  of  June  the  49th  Regiment 
crossed  the  James  River  near  Charles  City  Court  House,  and  the 
next  day  apeared  in  front  of  Petersburg.  The  Second  Division  of 
the  Sixth  Corps  here  relieved  Brooks'  Division  of  the  Eighteenth 
Corps.  This  corps  was  now  commanded  by  General  William  Farrar 
Smith,  who  was  formerly  commander  of  the  Sixth  Corps. 

The  Army  of  the  Potomac  having  failed  to  take  the  City  of  Peters 
burg  by  surprise,  Grant  was  compelled  to  throw  up  intrenchments 
and  sit  down  in  front  of  the  Confederate  lines.  On  the  29th  of 
June  the  49th  Regiment  proceeded  to  Ream's  Station  to  assist  in 
destroying  the  track  of  the  Weldon  Railroad. 

The  casualties  in  the  49th  Regiment  during  the  Cold  Harbor 
campaign  were  as  follows :  Killed,  Henry  Boehm  of  Company  B, 
and  Stephen  C.  Thorn  of  Company  C,  who  lost  their  lives  on  the 
5th  of  June.  Thomas  Bennett  of  Company  D,  was  wounded  on  the 
2d ;  John  Keneally  of  Company  D,  was  wounded  on  the  5th ;  George 
Louden  of  Company  C,  was  wounded  on  the  6th ;  while  Frank  Hoff 
man  of  Company  D,  who  was  wounded  on  the  8th,  died  of  his 
wounds  nine  days  later.  Gabriel  Steinmetz  of  Company  B,  was 
captured  by  the  enemy  on  the  4th. 

General  McMahon,  in  an  article  on  Cold  Harbor  in  "  Battles  and 
Leaders  of  the  Civil  War,"  says  that  in  the  opinion  of  the  majority 
of  its  survivors,  the  Battle  of  Cold  Harbor  never  should  have  been 
fought,  while  General  Grant  in  his  Memoirs  states :  "  I  have 
always  regretted  that  the  last  assault  at  Cold  Harbor  was  ever 
made." 


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Chapter  VIII 

To  RELIEVE  THE  PRESSURE  on  his  front  and  perhaps  to  compel 
Grant's  removal  from  before  Richmond,  'Lee  sent  General 
Early  with  his  corps  down  the  Shenandoah  Valley  straight 
against  Washington.  He  easily  brushed  aside  the  Union  forces  in 
the  valley  and  was  soon  knocking  at  the  outer  fortifications  of  the 
National  Capital.  Washington  was  again  in  terror,  and  many  mili 
tary  writers  have  contended  that  had  Early,  on  the  llth  of  July, 
made  a  determined  effort  he  could  easily  have  captured  the  National 
Capital.  One  military  writer  speaks  as  follows: 

"On  July  llth  Early's  van  reined  up  before  the  fortifications 
covering  the  northern  approaches  to  Washington.  By  afternoon  the 
Confederate  infantry  had  come  up,  and  showed  a  strong  line  in 
front  of  Fort  Stevens.  Early  had  then  an  opportunity  to  dash  into 
the  city,  the  works  being  very  slightly  defended.  The  hope  at  head 
quarters  that  the  city  could  be  saved  from  capture  was  very  slender. 
But  his  conduct  was  feeble,  and  during  the  day  the  Sixth  Corps 
arrived.  After  this  no  one  of  sound  nerves  had  any  fear  for  the 
safety  of  Washington." 

General  Early,  in  discussing  this  campaign  in  an  article  in 
"  Battles  and  Leaders  of  the  Civil  War,"  says  that  his  men  were  so 
worn  out  and  exhausted  by  the  forced  marches  that  they  had  been 
thru,  that  it  was  an  utter  impossibility  to  make  an  attack  on  the 
llth  of  July.  Everyone  concedes  that  the  Sixth  Corps  arrived  at 
Washington  in  the  nick  of  time,  and  had  it  been  one  day  later,  it 
would  have  found  the  Confederates  in  possession  of  the  National 
Capital. 

Jubal  Anderson  Early  had  been  a  strong  Union  man  before  the 
war;  and  as  a  member  of  the  Virginia  Constitutional  Convention, 
was  one  of  the  few  who  had  the  courage  to  vote  against  the  ordin 
ance  of  secession.  However,  when  Virginia  seceded  from  the 
Union,  he  cast  his  fortunes  with  his  native  state,  and  military  writers 
speak  of  him  as  one  of  the  best  generals  the  South  produced. 


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At  nine  o'clock  on  the  evening  of  the  9th  of  July  orders  came  to 
the  Sixth  Corps  to  march  to  City  Point  at  once,  and  without  delay 
the  troops  were  in  motion.  The  march  of  fourteen  miles  to  City 
Point  was  made  in  the  night,  and  by  noon  of  the  next  day  the  men 
were  all  on  board  transports  starting  northward.  At  two  o'clock 
on  the  afternoon  of  the  llth  the  transports  touched  the  wharves 
in  Washington.  The  process  of  disembarking  occupied  but  little 
time.  President  Lincoln  stood  upon  the  wharf  and  chatted 
familiarly  with  the  veterans.  As  the  column  formed  and  marched 
up  Seventh  street  the  people  crowded  upon  the  sidewalks  exclaiming, 
"  It  is  the  old  Sixth  Corps !  "  '  The  danger  is  over  now !  "  Altho 
an  hour  before  Washington  was  in  panic ;  now  as  the  people  saw  the 
veterans  wearing  the  Greek  cross  marching  thru  their  streets,  the 
excitement  subsided  and  confidence  prevailed. 

The  corps  marched  to  the  north  of  the  city  and  bivouacked  for  the 
night  in  a  grove  in  the  rear  of  Fort  De  Russey.  To  the  right 
was  Fort  Stevens,  while  on  the  extreme  right  was  Fort  Slocum. 
The  next  day  it  was  found  that  the  principal  force  of  the  enemy 
was  in  front  of  Fort  Stevens,  and  here  it  was  determined  to  give 
them  battle. 

The  President,  members  of  his  Cabinet,  and  their  ladies  came  out 
to  Fort  Stevens  on  the  afternoon  of  the  12th  to  witness  the  battle. 
General  Wright,  commander  of  the  Sixth  Corps,  stayed  in  the  fort 
with  President  Lincoln.  Soon  Colonel  Bidwell  and  his  brigade  were 
seen  approaching.  They  marched  past  the  fort  into  the  valley 
beyond,  where  they  formed  in  two  lines  of  battle;  the  49th  New 
York  on  the  left,  the  7th  Maine  in  the  center,  and  the  77th  New 
York  on  the  right.  The  second  line  was  composed  of  the  122d 
New  York,  61st  Pennsylvania,  and  43d  New  York  regiments. 

Colonel  Bidwell  was  in  command,  and  according  to  preconcerted 
arrangements,  he  was  to  signal  to  General  Wright,  in  the  fort,  his 
readiness  for  the  attack ;  then  the  great  guns  in  the  fort  were  to 
open  a  storm  of  shells  upon  the  Confederate  position.  After  volley 
succeeding  volley  of  thirty-two-pound  shells  had  been  sent  howling 
over  his  men  into  the  midst  of  the  graycoats,  Colonel  Bidwell  gave 
the  order  to  charge,  and  the  brave  fellows  started  eagerly  forward. 
In  magnificent  order  and  with  light  steps  they  ran  forward,  up  the 
ascent,  thru  the  orchard,  thru  the  little  grove  on  the  right,  over 


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the  rail  fence,  and  up  the  road  straight  towards  the  enemy's  posi 
tion.  The  Confederates  at  first  stood  their  ground.  Altho  obliged 
to  give  way  before  the  impetuous  charge  of  Bidwell's  men,  they 
fought  bravely,  and  even  in  their  flight  to  their  second  line,  they 
turned  and  poured  volleys  into  their  pursuers. 

At  the  summit  of  the  ascent,  the  enemy  was  strengthened  by  their 
second  line  of  battle.  Here  they  made  a  stout  resistance,  and  did 
not  give  way  until  darkness  closed  upon  the  scene,  when  Bidwell's 
Brigade  was  left  in  possession  of  the  ground,  having  driven  their 
adversaries  more  than  a  mile.  During  the  night  Early's  men  made 
their  escape  towards  Rockville,  while  the  Third  Brigade  was  relieved 
by  the  Vermont  Brigade.  At  midnight  the  Third  Brigade  returned 
to  bivouac  in  the  grove  in  the  rear  of  Fort  De  Russey,  which  it  had 
left  in  the  morning. 

Thus  ended  the  Battle  of  Fort  Stevens,  an  engagement  which 
receives  but  scant  or  no  mention  at  all  in  our  histories.  Yet  it  was 
the  only  battle  of  the  war  fought  under  the  eye  of  President  Lincoln, 
who  stood  on  the  works  of  the  fort  until  peremptorily  ordered  to  a 
safer  place  by  General  Wright.  It  was  also  where  the  conspicuous 
bravery  of  Colonel  Bidwell  and  his  gallant  brigade  brought  to  him 
the  star  of  a  brigadier  general.  Washington  was  saved  from  capture 
and  Early  was  forced  to  retrace  his  steps  to  the  Shenandoah  Valley. 

The  casualties  in  the  49th  Regiment  from  this  engagement  were  as 
follows :  Killed,  Lieutenant  David  Lambert,  Junior,  and  Charles 
Layton  of  Company  A ;  William  H.  Gillett  of  Company  D,  and  Wil 
liam  Ruhle  of  Company  E.  The  wounded  were  Lieutenant  Colonel 
George  Washington  Johnson,  who  died  of  his  wound  on  July  29th ; 
Frederick  Frier,  David  Ingram,  Patrick  Malloy  and  James  Noon  of 
Company  D ;  Stephen  M.  Bennett,  James  A.  Gourley  and  William 
Robbins  of  Company  K ;  Joseph  Geisler  and  Daniel  Schneider  of 
Company  B ;  Frank  Bruggerman  and  Frank  J.  Stafford  of  Company 
I ;  Christian  Russert  of  Company  E,  and  Sergeant  Nehemiah 
Sperry  of  Company  G.  In  the  engagement  Robert  J.  Cowden  of 
Company  K  was  captured  by  the  enemy. 

The  author  of  "  Three  Years  in  the  Sixth  Corps,"  speaks  of  the 
burial  of  those  in  the  Third  Brigade,  who  fell  that  day,  as  follows : 


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"  We  gathered  our  dead  comrades  from  the  field  where  they  had 
fallen,  and  gave  them  the  rude  burial  of  soldiers  on  the  common 
near  Fort  Stevens.  None  of  those  high  in  authority,  who  had 
come  out  to  see  them  give  up  their  lives  for  their  country,  were 
present  to  pay  the  last  honors  to  the  dead  heroes.  No  officer  of 
state,  no  lady  of  wealth,  no  citizen  of  Washington  was  there ;  but 
we  laid  them  in  their  graves  within  sight  of  the  national  capital, 
without  coffins,  with  only  their  gory  garments  and  their  blankets 
around  them.  With  the  rude  tenderness  of  soldiers,  we  covered  them 
in  the  earth;  we  marked  their  names  with  our  pencils  on  the  little 
headboards  of  pine,  and  turned  sadly  away  to  other  scenes." 

On  July  13th,  the  Sixth  Corps,  together  with  the  Nineteenth 
Corps,  started  in  pursuit  of  Early's  Confederate  army.  Having 
gone  as  far  as  Snicker's  Gap  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley,  orders  came 
from  General  Grant  directing  General  Wright  to  return  to  Wash 
ington  at  once  with  the  Sixth  Corps,  that  the  troops  might  be 
returned  to  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  before  Early  could  reinforce 
Lee. 

Then  by  way  of  Leesburg,  Drainsville,  Lewinsville  and  Langley 
the  men  retraced  their  steps  to  Tennallytown,  five  miles  out  from 
Washington,  which  place  it  had  left  on  the  13th.  Transports  were 
here  waiting  to  convey  the  corps  to  City  Point.  On  the  25th  of  July 
it  became  certain  that  Early  had  not  gone  to  join  Lee,  but  was  still 
operating  in  the  Valley.  Therefore,  on  the  26th,  orders  came  for 
the  Sixth  Corps  to  march  at  once  to  'Harper's  Ferry.  Marching  both 
day  and  night  thru  Frederick,  Jefferson,  Knoxville,  Newton  and 
Sandy  Hook,  the  corps  arrived  at  Halltown,  four  miles  south  of 
Harper's  Ferry,  on  the  evening  of  the  29th. 

The  next  day  the  men  were  ordered  back  again;  for  Early's 
cavalry  had  made  a  raid  into  Pennsylvania  and  burned  the  City  of 
Chambersburg.  After  marching  all  night  and  all  day  the  veterans 
of  the  Sixth  Corps  were  about  played  out  and  had  to  have  some 
rest.  So  at  the  little  village  of  Buckeyestown,  five  miles  from 
Frederick,  the  corps  halted  for  two  days. 

There  had  been  so  much  marching  and  countermarching  all  to  no 
purpose  that,  visiting  the  little  army  on  the  5th  of  August, 
General  Grant  decided  to  change  commanders.  General  Philip 


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Henry  Sheridan  was  put  in  command  of  what  was  now  to  consti 
tute  the  Middle  Military  Division  and  his  force  was  to  comprise 
the  Sixth  Corps  under  General  Wright,  the  Nineteenth  Corps  under 
General  William  Hemsley  Emory,  and  the  Eighth  Corps  under 
General  George  Crook.  Also  there  was  a  cavalry  contingent  under 
General  Alfred  Thomas  Archimedes  Torbet.  This  marked  a  new 
era  in  the  history  of  the  Sixth  Corps.  From  the  very  first  it 
had  always  been  a  part  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  and  now  it  was 
detached  to  help  constitute  another  army. 

On  the  10th  of  August  the  march  was  commenced  up  the  Shenan- 
doah  Valley.  As  the  army  passed  thru  Charlestown,  the  scene  of 
the  trial  and  execution  of  John  Brown,  every  band  and  every  drum 
corps  in  the  army  played  the  air,  "  John  Brown's  Body  Lies  Mould 
ering  in  the  Grave."  Less  than  five  years  had  gone  by  since  this 
wonderful  figure  in  history  had  paid  the  penalty  for  his  conviction 
with  his  life,  and  now  the  very  people  who  had  stood  about  his  gal 
lows  and  expressed  their  hatred  of  him  were  themselves  guilty  of 
treason.  At  Charlestown  Daniel  Davidson  Bidwell  received  his  com 
mission  as  brigadier  general  from  President  Lincoln,  who,  witnessing 
his  gallant  conduct  in  directing  the  Battle  of  Fort  Stevens,  had  deter 
mined  that  he  should  be  rewarded. 

The  army  marched  as  far  south  as  the  little  village  of  Strasburg 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Cedar  Creek,  where  it  was  confronted  by 
Early's  batteries  planted  on  Fisher's  Hill.  At  this  time  Mosby 
and  his  guerrillas  got  in  the  rear  of  the  army  at  Berryville  and 
captured  seventy-five  wagons  loaded  with  supplies.  Under  the 
circumstances  it  was  deemed  best  to  fall  back  to  Charlestown,  where 
the  enemy  attacked  on  the  21st  of  August,  but  after  several  hours  of 
severe  fighting  in  which  the  Second  Division  of  the  Sixth  Corps 
bore  the  brunt  of  the  attack,  Early's  men  were  driven  off,  leaving 
the  Union  forces  in  possession  of  the  battle  ground. 

Altho  the  Confederates  had  been  repulsed,  the  position  at  Charles- 
town  was  one  which  might  easily  be  flanked,  and  during  the  night 
the  army  fell  back  to  Halltown,  just  south  of  Harper's  Ferry.  On 
the  15th  of  September  General  Grant  again  visited  the  army  and 
made  plans  for  the  fall  campaign.  Early,  however,  took  the  initia 
tive.  On  the  18th  he  sent  General  Gordon's  division  towards 
Martinsburg  to  drive  out  the  Union  forces  and  destroy  the  govern- 


68  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

ment  property.  Sheridan  perceived  this  to  be  the  time  to  attack 
Early,  when  his  forces  were  divided. 

So  at  two  A.  M.  on  the  19th  the  army  moved  to  attack  Early  at 
Winchester,  the  Sixth  Corps  leading  the  advance.  When  the  Sixth 
Corps  arrived  before  Winchester  and  formed  in  line  of  battle  in  a 
cornfield  ready  to  charge  the  enemy,  it  was  found  that  the  Nine 
teenth  Corps,  which  should  have  been  on  the  ground,  was  left  far 
behind.  Orders  were  dispatched  to  hasten  it  to  the  field  of  action, 
but  two  hours  of  precious  time  elapsed  before  it  was  in  position. 
These  two  hours  of  delay  gave  Early  time  to  strengthen  his  right, 
to  throw  up  earthworks,  and  to  recall  Gordon's  division  to  his 
assistance.  At  eleven  A.  M.  the  advance  was  sounded,  the  Nine 
teenth  Corps  occupying  the  right,  and  the  Sixth  Corps  the  left  of  the 
line. 

But  they  had  not  gone  far  when  it  was  seen  that  the  Nineteenth 
Corps  was  falling  back  and  the  Confederates  following  with  yells 
of  victory.  The  Sixth  Corps  held  its  own,  and  the  Eighth  Corps 
was  brought  across  the  Opequon  Creek  at  quick  pace  and  placed 
in  the  rear  of  the  Nineteenth  Corps.  Again  the  advance  was 
sounded,  and  so  impetuous  became  the  charge  that  in  a  little  while 
Early's  divisions  were  rushing  thru  Winchester  in  confusion. 

The  next  morning  pursuit  was  commenced  of  Early's  retreating 
army,  which  was  found  to  have  halted  in  a  strong  position  at 
Strasburg.  The  Confederates  were  strongly  intrenched  just  south 
of  the  village  on  Fisher's  Hill.  Sheridan  perceived  that  to  charge 
Early  in  front  against  earthworks  bristling  with  cannon  would  be 
presumptuous,  so  he  sent  Crook  with  the  Eighth  Corps  on  the  night 
of  the  21st  far  to  the  right  thru  the  fastnesses  of  the  North  Moun 
tain  to  fall  upon  Early's  flank  and  rear.  This  they  did  with  the 
utmost  secrecy,  and  the  next  day  the  Confederates  were  surprised  by 
a  fire  in  their  rear,  while  the  Sixth  and  Nineteenth  Corps  pressed 
them  in  front.  Soon  the  whole  of  Early's  army  was  in  a  panic  and 
retreating  in  confusion  and  rout  up  the  valley.  They  left  behind 
sixteen  guns  of  which  Bidwell's  Brigade  captured  six. 

After  the  Battle  of  Fisher's  Hill,  Sheridan  spent  some  time  in 
destroying  Confederate  property  in  the  valley.  Seventy  mills,  with 
their  flour  and  grain,  and  over  two  thousand  barns  filled  with 
wheat,  hay  and  farming  implements  were  thus  committed  to  the 


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flames.  Also  seven  thousand  cattle  and  sheep  were  either  driven 
off,  or  killed  and  issued  to  the  men.  Whether  this  cruel  destruction 
of  property  was  justified  as  a  military  necessity,  is  open  to  doubt. 
But  at  the  time  it  was  thought  that  as  long  as  a  Confederate  army 
could  subsist  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley,  just  so  long  a  large  Union 
force  would  be  obliged  to  remain  there  to  guard  the  frontier  of  Mary 
land  and  prevent  an  attack  on  Washington. 

On  October  10th  the  Sixth  Corps  was  detached  from  the  army 
in  the  Shenandoah  Valley  and  began  a  march  northward  towards 
the  Potomac  to  go  on  transports  to  again  join  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac;  but  on  the  13th  the  corps  was  again  turned  south  and 
reunited  with  the  Nineteenth  and  Eighth  Corps  on  the  north  side 
of  Cedar  Creek,  as  Early's  army  had  been  reinforced  by  the  arrival 
of  Longstreet's  Corps. 

The  casualties  in  the  49th  Regiment  for  these  three  engagements 
were  as  follows :  Killed,  Robert  Beatson,  Junior ;  Lewis  Bennett 
and  Sergeant  Charles  A.  Sayres  of  Company  C,  on  September  19th 
at  Opequon.  Wounded,  Henry  H.  Kingsley  of  Company  E  and 
Philip  B.  Laird  of  Company  K,  on  August  21st  at  Charlestown.  On 
the  19th  of  Septembr,  August  Euscher,  Philip  Fraemiller  and  James 
Ryan  of  Company  C ;  Daniel  Schneider  of  Company  B  and  James 
W.  Shaffer  of  Company  D.  This  was  the  third  time  Daniel 
Schneider  had  been  wounded  in  less  than  a  year,  suffering  wounds 
at  the  Bloody  Angle,  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  on  May  12th,  and 
at  Fort  Stevens,  July  12th.  Philip  Laird  was  also  wounded  three 
months  earlier  on  May  6th  at  The  Wilderness. 

The  three  years  for  which  the  49th  Regiment  enlisted  expired 
September  17,  1864  at  which  time  Major  Andrew  W.  Brazee  and 
eighty-nine  veterans  returned  to  Buffalo.  Arriving  there  on  the 
18th  of  October  they  were  received  with  distinguished  honor  and 
mustered  out.  At  this  time  1,550  names  had  appeared  on  the  rolls 
of  the  regiment.  The  410  members  remaining,  composed  of 
re-enlisted  men  and  recruits  whose  term  of  enlistment  had  not 
expired,  were  consolidated  into  four  companies,  under  Colonel 
Erastus  D.  Holt,  as  the  49th  Battalion. 


70  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

REPORT     OF     GENERAL     BIDWELL,     COMMANDING    THIRD 
BRIGADE,   OF   OPERATIONS,   SEPTEMBER  19th  TO   22d 

HEADQUARTERS  THIRD  BRIGADE, 

SECOND  DIVISION,  SIXTH  CORPS, 

September  28,  1864. 

SIR. —  In  obedience  to  orders  from  division  headquarters,  I  have 
the  honor  to  submit  the  following  report  of  the  part  taken  by 
the  Third  Brigade,  Second  Division,  Sixth  Corps,  in  the  Battle 
of  Opequon  Creek  on  the  19th  instant : 

We  broke  camp  at  two  A.  M.  on  the  morning  of  the  19th  and 
moved  to  the  Berryville  and  Winchester  pike,  where  we  had  the 
advance  of  the  infantry  column  of  the  army.  Crossing  the  Opequon 
River,  and  having  proceeded  about  one  mile  and  a  half  toward 
Winchester,  we  came  up  to  the  cavalry  line,  engaging  the  enemy, 
and  were  ordered  to  take  position  on  the  left  of  a  deep  ravine  and  also 
form  the  extreme  left  of  the  general  line.  This  position  was  taken 
up  by  the  regiments  in  this  brigade  in  the  following  order :  The 
122d  New  York  Volunteers  were  moved  into  a  rail  breastwork  the 
cavalry  had  thrown  up,  and  the  77th  New  York  Volunteers  were 
placed  fifty  paces  in  rear  in  support ;  the  43d  New  York  Volunteers 
were  placed  on  the  left  in  the  rear  of  the  122d  New  York  Volunteers, 
in  echelon ;  the  49th  New  York  Volunteers  on  their  left,  with  their 
left  refused,  and  the  7th  Maine  on  the  left  of  the  49th  New  York 
Volunteers,  with  its  left  -still  more  refused  and  resting  on  Abraham's 
Creek,  and  the  61st  Pennsylvania  Volunteers  in  reserve,  in  rear  of 
the  last  three  mentioned  regiments.  While  making  the  dispositions 
the  enemy  opened  on  the  brigade  with  a  battery,  which  did  us 
considerable  injury.  As  soon  as  the  brigade  was  in  position  a 
skirmish  line  was  thrown  out  crossing  Abraham's  Creek  and  con 
necting  with  a  dismounted  cavalry  skirmish  line.  About  noon  I 
was  ordered  to  have  my  skirmish  line  advance,  connecting  and  guid 
ing  with  the  line  of  the  First  Brigade  of  this  division,  which  was  on 
our  right.  This  was  done  and  our  line  advanced  about  three 
hundred  yards.  Shortly  afterwards  the  lines  of  battle  were  all 
ordered  to  advance,  we  guiding  to  the  right.  In  executing  this 
movement  the  regiments  on  the  left  of  the  122d  New  York  Volun- 


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teers  were  moved  so  much  more  rapidly  as  to  be  able  to  conform  to 
the  direction  of  the  general  line  when  we  had  reached  the  most 
advanced  point  gained  in  this  charge.  The  enemy  making  a  charge  on 
the  skirmish  line  on  the  left  of  the  creek,  which  charge  also  threat 
ened  our  left,  I  had  the  61st  Pennsylvania  Volunteers  move  to  protect 
that  flank,  and  some  of  the  regiments  of  the  brigade  on  our  right 
having  been  thrown  into  confusion  by  advancing  too  rapidly  and  the 
enemy  charging  them,  I  had  the  77th  New  York  Volunteers  deployed 
on  the  right  of  my  line,  and  at  the  same  time  ordered  Battery  M, 
5th  United  States  Artillery,  to  take  position  on  my  right,  which, 
opening  fire  checked  the  advance  of  the  enemy.  In  this  position 
we  remained  about  two  hours,  when  we  were  again  ordered  to 
advance.  The  enemy  had  been  pressed  back  on  the  right  of  our 
general  line  and  retreated  across  our  front  to  our  left.  As  before, 
I  was  ordered  to  guide  and  connect  with  the  First  Brigade  of  this 
division,  which  in  advancing  kept  obliquing  to  the  right,  and  as  the 
enemy  were  accumulating  in  large  numbers  in  a  piece  of  woods  on 
our  left,  I  had  to  throw  the  43d  New  York  Volunteers  in  the 
skirmish  line,  who  extended  their  intervals  as  we  advanced  toward 
Winchester.  In  all  this  maneuvering  the  battery  before  spoken  of 
followed  us  up  and  went  into  position  and  opened  fire  as  each 
successive  crest  was  gained.  After  having  nearly  reached  Winchester 
the  enemy  all  disappeared  in  our  proper  front,  and  the  whole  brigade 
line  was  formed  facing  to  what  had  been  our  flank,  perpendicular 
to  the  Strasburg  and  Winchester  pike,  and  a  division  of  the  Nine 
teenth  Corps  came  up  and  prolonged  our  line  to  the  left.  We  were, 
then  again  advanced  about  half  a  mile,  but  the  enemy  being  in  full 
retreat,  and  it  growing  dark,  we  were  halted  and  bivouacked  for 
the  night.  This  was  the  close  of  the  action  before  Winchester. 

On  the  20th  instant  we  pursued  the  enemy  and  came  upon  them 
in  their  intrenchments  at  Fisher's  Hill,  near  Strasburg,  when  two 
regiments  of  this  brigade,  the  49th  and  77th  New  York  Volunteers, 
were  thrown  forward  as  skirmishers  and  pickets,  with  their  left 
resting  on  the  Strasburg  and  Winchester  pike,  taking  position  on 
the  right  of  the  Second  Brigade  and  on  the  left  of  the  First  Brigade, 
and  at  the  same  time  deployed  the  122d  New  York  Volunteers  as 
skirmishers  in  our  front,  who,  attempting  to  advance,  found  such  a 
heavy  line  of  the  enemy  in  the  front  as  to  effectually  resist  their 


72  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

advancement.  Shortly  afterward  a  regiment  of  the  Third  Division 
charged  thru  them,  attempting  to  dislodge  the  enemy,  but  were 
repulsed,  and  they  fell  back  thru  our  lines.  Just  at  dark  the  First 
Brigade  of  this  division  charged  the  enemy  at  this  point  and  drove 
them  from  their  position,  when  we  took  position  in  the  woods  on 
their  left  in  two  lines,  which  we  intrenched  during  the  night.  The 
122d  New  York  were  withdrawn  and  two  companies  of  the  7th 
Maine  were  advanced  as  skirmishers.  In  this  position  we  remained 
until  about  four  P.  M.  of  the  22d  instant,  when  we  were  ordered 
to  advance  and  take  possession  of  a  crest  immediately  in  front  of 
the  enemy's  position,  guiding  on  the  First  Division,  on  our  left. 
We  moved  forward  to  the  crest  designated  and  halted.  In  executing 
this  maneuver  we  were  exposed  to  a  heavy  artillery  fire,  and  trie 
brigade  on  our  right,  being  still  more  exposed  than  we,  halted  in  an 
old  rifle  pit  about  one  hundred  yards  in  rear  of  our  front  line.  In 
this  position  we  remained  from  twenty  minutes  to  half  an  hour, 
when  reports  having  come  that  the  left  of  the  enemy  had  been 
turned,  and  they  showing  uneasiness  on  our  right,  we  were  ordered 
to  charge  their  works  in  our  front  which  had  been  considered  by 
them  to  be  impregnable.  At  the  command  "  Forward !"  the  brigade 
started  considerably  in  advance  of  the  First  Division  and  the 
remainder  of  this  division  and  succeeded  in  planting  simultaneously 
the  colors  of  the  122d  and  43d  New  York  Volunteers  in  an  earth 
work  of  the  enemy,  containing  four  guns,  which  were  captured 
together  with  about  150  prisoners.  Some  men  of  the  43d  New  York 
Volunteers  and  61st  Pennsylvania  Volunteers  turned  and  fired  two 
of  the  guns  on  the  retreating  enemy,  who  fled  in  wild  confusion  when 
the  whole  brigade  started  in  pursuit.  Arriving  near  the  Winchester 
pike  they  found  the  enemy  had  one  piece  of  artillery  with  a  slight 
support,  which  they  were  about  to  open  on  us  when  the  43d  New 
York  Volunteers  charged  and  captured  it,  shooting  the  horse  of 
the  major  of  the  1st  Louisiana,  in  command  of  it,  capturing  him, 
together  with  the  colonel  of  the  26th  Georgia,  who  was  at  the  time 
in  command  of  the  Georgia  brigade.  The  brigade  then  followed  the 
enemy  up  the  pike  until  halted,  where  they  remained  until  joined  by 
the  49th  and  77th  New  York  Volunteers,  who  had,  during  this  time, 
been  skirmishing  in  front  of  the  Nineteenth  Corps.  Here  we 
remained  until  the  pursuit  of  the  enemy  was  taken  up  by  the  whole 
army. 


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New  York  Volunteers  73 

I  would  call  attention  to  the  following  officers,  whose  conduct 
during  these  engagements  were  particularly  meritorious  :  Lieuten 
ant  Colonel  W.  B.  French,  77th  New  York  Volunteers,  for  the  able 
manner  in  which  he  handled  the  skirmish  line  before  Fisher's  Hill, 
the  20th  and  22d  instant.  Major  C.  A.  Milliken,  43d  New  York  Vol 
unteers,  for  leading  his  regiment  in  the  charge  at  Fisher's  Hill, 
assisting  in  capturing  five  pieces  of  artillery.  Second  Lieutenant  and 
Acting  Adjutant  William  J.  Kaiser,  49th  New  York  Volunteers,  for 
bravery  during  the  engagement  at  Winchester,  in  which  he  was 
wounded.  Lieutenant  R.  H.  Moses,  122d  New  York  Volunteers, 
for  leading  his  regiment  in  the  charge  at  Fisher's  Hill.  Captain 
Alexander  B.  Sumner,  7th  Maine,  for  ability  shown  in  handling  the 
skirmish  line  before  Winchester,  and  I  am  particularly  indebted  to 
Major  William  H.  Long,  assistant  adjutant  general;  Captain  George 
Holden  Selkirk,  acting  assistant  inspector  general;  Captain  George 
S.  Orr,  acting  aide-de-camp,  and  Lieutenant  L.  C.  Small,  acting 
aide-de-camp,  for  the  assistance  and  services  rendered  on  both  these 
occasions,  and  every  officer  and  man  in  the  command  did  his  duty. 

I  am,  major,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

DANIEL  DAVIDSON  BIDWELL, 

Brigadier  General,  Commanding. 
To  Major  CHARLES  MUNDEE, 

Assistant  Adjutant  General,,  Second  Division. 


74  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 


Chapter  IX 

DURING  THE  ABSENCE  of  General  Sheridan,  who  had  gone  to 
Washington,  the  Confederate  army  under  General  Early, 
before  daylight  on  the  morning  of  the  19th  of  October,  fell 
with  terrific  force  upon  the  Eighth  Corps,  which  constituted  the  left 
wing  of  the  Union  army.  Under  cover  of  a  heavy  fog  the  Confeder 
ates  had  quietly  captured  a  large  part  of  the  picket  force  and  nothing 
then  interposed  between  the  graycoats  and  General  Crook's  camps. 
Toward  these  they  hastened,  and  so  complete  was  the  surprise,  that 
the  men  of  the  Eighth  Corps  were,  for  the  most  part,  quietly  sleep 
ing  in  their  tents.  They  soon  became  fugitives  ;  and  the  Confederates 
seizing  the  Union  batteries  along  that  part  of  the  line,  turned  them 
upon  the  camps  of  the  Nineteenth  Corps,  constituting  the  center  of 
the  Union  army.  At  the  same  time  a  Confederate  line  of  battle  was 
advanced  against  the  Nineteenth  Corps  from  the  front. 

Daylight  was  just  merging  from  night,  thick  mists  hung  like  an 
impenetrable  veil  over  the  field,  and  the  men  of  General  Emory's 
corps  were  unable  to  tell  whence  came  this  storm  of  missiles.  A 
general  stampede  commenced.  The  enemy  came  down  upon  the 
Nineteenth  Corps,  which  gave  way  and  came  back  upon  the  Sixth 
Corps,  which  constituted  the  right  of  the  Union  army.  This  was  a 
critical  moment.  The  Sixth  Corps  was  at  once  faced  to  the  rear  and 
moved  over  the  plain  to  meet  the  advancing  hosts  of  the  enemy. 
It  was  posted  in  the  edge  of  an  oak  grove.  Bidwell's  Brigade  was 
on  the  extreme  left. 

With  fearless  impetuosity  Early's  army  moved  up  the  gentle 
rise  of  ground  in  front  of  the  Sixth  Corps,  and  the  attack  from 
one  end  of  the  line  to  the  other  was  simultaneous.  With  a  clash 
of  steel  to  steel  the  astonished  Confederates  were  checked.  They 
had  found  an  immovable  obstacle  to  their  march  to  victory.  The 
Second  Division  of  the  Sixth  Corps  had  received  the  most  severe 
shock  of  the  attack,  and  Bidwell's  Brigade  holding  the  Middletown 
pike,  had  sustained  the  attack  of  the  whole  of  Kershaw's  Confed 
erate  Division,  which  came  up  in  compact  order  to  within  very 


New  York  Volunteers  75 

close  range.  This  gallant  brigade  received  the  onset  with  full 
volleys,  causing  the  right  of  the  Confederate  line  to  stagger  back. 
The  whole  Confederate  force  was,  almost  at  the  same  moment, 
repulsed  by  the  other  brigades  of  the  Second  Division. 

The  enemy  checked,  General  Bidwell  ordered  his  brigade  to  charge. 
Rising  from  their  places  in  the  little  graveyard  and  the  grove,  the' 
brigade  rushed  forward,  the  Confederates  breaking  and  running  in 
confusion  down  the  slope  which  they  had  just  ascended  with  such 
confidence,  and  across  the  little  stream  of  water.  The  Confederates, 
using  the  twenty-one  guns  which  they  had  captured  from  the  two 
broken  corps,  turned  this  artillery  upon  the  Third  Brigade,  causing 
Bidwell's  men  to  return  to  their  places  under  shelter  of  a  rise  of 
ground. 

It  was  at  this  time  that  General  Bidwell  was  struck  down  by  a 
cannon  ball,  and  the  command  of  the  Third  Brigade  devolved  upon 
Colonel  French  of  the  77th  New  York  Volunteers.  Again  the 
Confederates  charged  up  the  crest  of  the  hill  and  again  they  were 
repulsed  by  the  Third  Brigade.  Finally  a  third  charge  was  made, 
and  this,  too,  was  repulsed.  General  Getty,  who  was  temporarily  in 
command  of  the  Sixth  Corps,  in  his  official  report  of  the  battle 
states  that  "  the  Second  Division  of  the  Sixth  Corps  held  its  posi 
tion  on  a  crest  of  a  hill  unsupported  and  unaided  for  over  an  hour 
after  all  other  troops  had  left  the  field,  checking  the  farther  advance 
of  the  enemy  and  repulsing  every  attack,  thus  giving  time  to  the 
scattered  commands  to  reorganize  and  reform." 

As  the  First  and  Third  Divisions  of  the  Sixth  Corps  had  fallen 
back,  it  was  necessary  for  the  Second  Division  to  take  a  new  posi 
tion,  or  Early  would  creep  around  in  their  rear  and  outflank  them; 
So  the  Second  Division  moved  back  leisurely,  contesting  every  inch 
of  ground,  about  a  mile  to  the  north  of  Middletown,  with  its  left 
resting  on  the  Middletown  pike,  and  in  this  position  served  as  a 
nucleus  on  which  the  lines  of  the  army  were  reformed.  As  the 
Second  Division  took  this  new  position  they  carried  with  them  all 
their  wounded,  all  their  shelter  tents,  and  all  their  personal  prop 
erty  of  every  description.  This  division  was  not  driven  back.  It 
had  three  times  repulsed  the  most  desperate  charges  of  the  whole 
Confederate  army,  and  was  taking  a  new  position  only  to  save 
itself  from  being  outflanked. 


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In  the  new  position  the  Second  Division  formed  the  left,  the 
First  Division  the  center,  and  the  Third  Division  the  right.  Gen 
eral  Wright,  who  was  in  command  of  the  army  during  the  absence 
of  General  Sheridan,  brought  up  other  troops  to  this  line.  The 
cavalry  consisting  of  Custer  on  the  right  and  Merritt  on  the  left; 
and  also  the  Nineteenth  Corps,  which  General  Emory  had  succeeded 
in  restoring  to  order,  was  massed  on  the  right  and  rear  of  the  Sixth 
Corps.  With  this  new  line  of  battle  in  the  strong  position  now  held, 
General  Wright  determined  that  not  only  should  the  retreat  stop, 
but  also  that  an  advance  should  be  made  and  the  Confederates 
driven  back  across  Cedar  Creek.  Altho  Thomas  Buchanan  Read 
in  his  poem,  "  Sheridan's  Ride,"  and  many  other  writers  have 
delighted  to  falsify  history  in  their  account  of  this  battle,  the  fact 
remains  that  the  retreat  had  stopped  before  Sheridan  reached  the 
army  at  Middletown  and  the  Confederates  would  have  been  driven 
back  across  Cedar  Creek  just  the  same  even  if  Sheridan  had  not 
arrived  on  the  scene  at  all. 

Between  ten  and  eleven  General  Sheridan  arrived  on  the  ground, 
and  he  completed  the  arrangements  already  nearly  finished  by  Gen 
eral  Wright.  At  one  o'clock  the  Confederates  advanced  against  the 
right  of  the  Union  line,  but  were  repulsed.  A  brisk  fire  of  artillery 
was  kept  up  by  the  graycoats  for  some  time,  but  even  this  died  away 
and  nothing  but  the  scattering  fire  of  skirmishers  was  heard. 
Apparently  Early  had  relinquished  the  idea  of  any  further  offensive 
operations,  and  as  little  thought  that  any  were  designed  by  Sheri 
dan.  The  Confederates  quietly  proceeded  to  bring  their  baggage 
wagons  and  ambulances  across  Cedar  Creek,  and  set  themselves 
about  fitting  up  the  Union  camps  for  their  own  use. 

It  was  not  until  three  o'clock  that  Sheridan  gave  the  order  to 
move.  The  Second  Division  had  to  advance  upon  the  lines  of  the 
enemy  over  almost  open  ground,  in  the  face  of  a  heavy  fire  of 
musketry  and  artillery,  and  altho  parts  of  the  line  yielded  for  the 
moment  to  the  galling  fire,  the  mass  of  the  division  moved  steadily 
on,  driving  the  enemy  from  its  first  position  back  upon  its  second, 
and  eventually  forcing  them  from  this,  and  driving  them  in  con 
fusion  thru  Middletown  and  the  plains  beyond,  to  and  over  Cedar 
Creek.  While  the  impression  is  prevalent  that  the  Confederate  retreat 
became  a  rout,  this  too  apparently  is  a  misstatement.  General 


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Early  in  his  official  report  of  the  battle  states  that  his  army  retreated 
in  good  order,  and  carried  with  them  south  of  Cedar  Creek  1,100 
Union  prisoners. 

The  casualties  in  the  49th  Regiment  during  this  engagement  were  : 
Killed,  Sergeant  William  E.  Boulles,  Charles  Smith  and  John  F 
Wark  of  Company  A ;  George  Herman  and  George  Montgomery 
of  Company  C,  and  Michael  Lighthalt  of  Company  D.  Charles 
Smith  was  but  eighteen  years  of  age.  He  had  enlisted  July  12,  1864, 
at  Yates,  New  York,  and  now  three  months  later  his  life  was  sud 
denly  blotted  out. 

The  wounded  were:  William  E.  Beach,  John  J.  Fischer,  Henry 
D.  Harding,  Jacob  Herman,  Timothy  Howard,  Captain  William 
S.  Hudson,  Junior,  Sergeant  Julius  Smith  and  Franklin  Wonderlin 
of  Company  C ;  Howard  B.  Doty,  Lieutenant  French  W.  Fisher, 
Anthony  Houg,  Joseph  Ihler,  Charles  Nagel,  William  E.  Relf  and 
William  Rush  of  Company  B  ;  Jacob  Bergman,  John  Foley,  Sebas 
tian  Mouray,  John  Normanton  and  Charles  Seiffert  of  Company 
D ;  Orlin  Pratt,  Charles  Smith  and  James  Vanderpool  of  Company 
A ;  Christian  Royan  and  William  Short  of  Company  G ;  George 
Rinker  of  Company  E,  and  John  Stewart  of  Company  I. 

Captain  William  S.  Hudson,  Junior,  Timothy  Howard  and  Orlin 
Pratt  had  been  wounded  in  the  Wilderness  engagements,  Captain 
Hudson  on  May  18th,  Timothy  Howard  on  May  10th  and  Orlin 
Pratt  on  May  6th.  Also  Jacob  Herman  had  been  wounded  at  the 
"  Bloody  Angle,"  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  on  May  12th. 

Several  of  those  above  mentioned  died  of  their  wounds  as  follows  : 
Howard  B.  Doty,  William  E.  Relf  and  Christian  Royan.  The  com 
mand  now  devolved  upon  Colonel  Erastus  D.  Holt,  who  had  been 
enrolled  in  1861  at  Forestville,  New  York,  as  first  lieutenant  of  Com 
pany  I.  Such  had  been  the  vicissitudes  of  the  regiment  that  thru 
deaths,  disabilities,  and  resignation  the  chief  command  of  the  regi 
ment  passed  down  thru  eight  companies  and  threw  its  mantle  of 
leadership  upon  this  brave  man  of  Company  I. 

It  is  interesting  to  note  that  two  future  Presidents  of  the  United 
States,  Rutherford  Birchard  Hayes  and  William  McKinley,  par 
ticipated  in  the  Battle  of  Cedar  Creek,  and  as  members  of  the  Eighth 
Corps,  fell  back  several  miles  in  company  with  the  retreat  of  this 
corps. 


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REPORT  OF  GEORGE  WASHINGTON  GETTY,  COMMANDING 
SECOND  DIVISION,  SIXTH  CORPS,  OF  OPERATIONS, 
OCTOBER  19,  1864  — THE  BATTLE  OF  CEDAR  CREEK 

HEADQUARTERS  SECOND  DIVISION,   SIXTH   CORPS, 

November  15,  1864. 

MAJOR. —  I  have  the  honor  to  make  the  following  report  of  the 
operations  of  the  19th  of  October,  1864,  the  Battle  of  Cedar  Creek : 

At  an  early  hour  the  camp  was  aroused  by  picket  firing  on  the 
flanks  of  the  army,  soon  followed  by  heavy  musketry  on  the  left. 
The  division  was  immediately  ordered  under  arms,  and  at  about  six 
A.  M.  moved  by  the  left  in  two  lines  toward  the  pike.  On  reaching 
Meadow  Run,  a  fire  from  the  enemy's  skirmishers  occupying  a 
piece  of  woods  near  the  pike,  was  encountered.  Skirmishers  were 
immediately  thrown  forward,  the  woods  cleared,  and  the  division 
formed  in  two  lines  along  the  run,  nearly  parallel  to  the  pike,  and 
connecting  on  the  right  with  the  First  Division.  As  soon  as  formed, 
the  lines  were  advanced  across  the  run,  the  left  thrown  forward  in 
order  to  gain  possession  of  the  pike.  At  this  juncture,  observing  the 
troops  on  the  right  falling  back  in  confusion,  and  running  thru 
the  artillery  of  the  corps,  and  heavy  lines  of  Confederate  infantry 
pressing  in  that  direction,  I  withdrew  the  division  to  the  west 
side  of  the  creek,  about  three  hundred  yards,  to  a  strong  crest, 
semi-circular  in  form  and  partially  wooded.  The  second  line  was 
moved  up  and  extended  the  first,  it  being  necessary  to  cover  as  much 
ground  as  possible.  The  right  flank  was  entirely  uncovered ;  on  the 
left,  however,  where  the  crest  was  refused  parallel  to  and  bordering 
the  run,  a  skirmish  line  of  Bidwell's  brigade  (Third),  which  held 
that  flank,  was  extended  along  the  height  and  connected  with  a 
skirmish  line  of  a  portion  of  Merritt's  cavalry  on  the  left  rear. 
This  movement  was  closely  followed  up  by  the  enemy,  and  the 
line  was  barely  established  in  the  new  position  when  he  attacked  in 
force  with  great  vigor,  but  was  repulsed.  The  attack  fell  heaviest 
on  the  right,  Warner's  brigade  (First),  and  on  the  left  center,  where 
Bidwell's  and  Grant's  brigades  joined.  The  enemy's  lines  charged 
to  within  thirty  yards  of  the  crest,  when,  unable  to  withstand  our 
fire,  they  fell  back  in  disorder.  Reforming  at  the  foot  of  the  hill 


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they  again  charged,  to  be  again  repulsed.  The  enemy  now  brought 
up  his  batteries  and  concentrated  on  the  division  a  severe  fire  of 
artillery,  but  being  sheltered  by  the  ground  the  loss  from  this  cause 
was  ligHter  than  could  have  been  expected.  After  holding  this 
position  for  over  an  hour,  it  became  necessary  to  withdraw  the 
division,  the  enemy  having  turned  the  right  and  opened  a  flank 
and  reverse  fire  upon  the  line.  Obliquing  to  the  right  to  gain  the 
pike,  the  division  retired  in  perfect  order,  marching  slowly  and 
making  several  halts,  to  a  position  about  a  mile  north  of  Middle- 
town,  where  a  new  line  was  established,  with  the  left  resting  on  the 
pike,  connecting  with  Merritt's  cavalry,  already  in  position  on  the 
east  side  of  the  pike,  and  slight  rail  breast  works  were  thrown  up. 
The  line  of  skirmishers  was  strengthened  and  the  farther  advance 
of  the  enemy  checked.  While  repelling  the  enemy's  attacks  on  the 
crest  held  in  the  morning,  I  was  informed  that  the  command  of  the 
corps,  General  Ricketts  being  wounded,  had  devolved  upon  me.  The 
command  of  the  division  was  transferred  to  Brigadier  General  Lewis 
A.  Grant.  At  this  time  no  portion  of  the  army,  with  the  exception 
of  this  division,  was  fighting  on  the  field.  The  infantry  and  artil 
lery,  driven  by  the  enemy  from  the  field,  had  fallen  back  some  dis 
tance  and  were  reorganizing. 

On  withdrawing  from  the  position  I  sent  orders  to  the  com 
manders  of  the  First  and  Third  Divisions  to  conform  to  the  move 
ments  of  the  Second,  and  when  this  division  was  halted  the  First 
and  Third  were  brought  up  to  the  line  and  placed  on  the  right,  the 
Third  holding  the  center  and  the  First  the  right  of  the  corps  line. 
General  Sheridan  reaching  the  field  between  eleven  and  twelve 
o'clock,  I  relinquished  the  command  of  the  corps  to  Major  General 
Wright  and  resumed  that  of  the  division.  During  this  time  the 
division  lay  under  a  heavy  artillery  fire,  and  the  enemy's  skirmishers 
were  sharply  engaged  with  ours,  who  held  them  at  bay  and  repulsed 
several  attacks  in  force.  Just  before  one  p.  M.  I  received  intelli 
gence  from  Major  General  Sheridan,  thru  one  of  his  aides-de-camp, 
Captain  O'Keefe,  that  the  enemy  were  preparing  for  an  attack,  and 
that  it  would  probably  fall  upon  my  right  flank;  also  directions 
to  mass  in  that  direction.  In  obedience  to  these  instructions, 
Grant's  brigade  (Second)  was  immediately  moved  to  the  right  and 

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posted  by  Major  General  Wright  in  support  of  the  right  of  the 
Sixth  and  left  of  the  Nineteenth  Corps.  The  attack  was  made  at 
one  o'clock;  fell  heaviest,  I  understand,  upon  the  Nineteenth  Corps 
and  was  repulsed.  Grant's  brigade  was  shortly  after  withdrawn  and 
placed  in  reserve  in  rear  of  the  center  of  the  division.  At  three- 
thirty  the  general  advance  was  made.  The  division,  Grant's 
brigade  having  previously  taken  its  position  in  the  line,  moved  for 
ward  over  perfectly  open  ground,  with  the  exception  of  the  extreme 
right,  which  was  screened  by  the  woods,  and  under  a  heavy  fire  for 
half  a  mile,  when  a  check  was  experienced.  The  93d  Pennsylvania 
Veteran  Volunteers,  on  the  extreme  right  of  the  division,  fell  back 
in  some  confusion,  for  the  reason,  it  is  alleged,  that  the  troops  on 
their  right  fell  back.  At  the  same  time  the  Third  Brigade,  which 
held  the  left,  resting  on  the  pike,  having  advanced  to  a  very  exposed 
position,  came  under  a  terrific  fire  of  infantry  and  artillery,  and  was 
compelled  to  fall  back.  General  Grant's  brigade  (Second)  and  the 
bulk  of  Warner's  brigade  (First),  however,  stood  firm,  being  some 
what  covered  by  a  stone  wall.  The  Third  Brigade  and  93d  Pennsyl 
vania  Volunteers  were  soon  rallied  and  brought  back  on  the  line. 
The  division  then  advanced  again,  and  charging  over  open  ground, 
drove  the  enemy,  who  was  strongly  posted  behind  stone  walls,  from 
his  first  position,  back  upon  his  second,  near  Middletown.  Following 
up  closely,  he  was  soon  forced  from  this  position  and  driven  thru  the 
town.  The  troops  pressed  hotly  after  the  now  broken  Confederates, 
without  regard  to  lines  or  order,  as  far  as  Cedar  Creek,  where  the 
command  was  halted,  reformed,  and  marched  back  to  the  camps  of 
the  morning. 

I  take  great  pride  in  recapitulating  the  services  of  the  division  in 
the  operations  of  this  eventful  day.  At  daybreak  the  division  was 
on  the  extreme  right  of  the  infantry  of  the  army.  Immediately  after 
daylight  it  moved  by  the  left  toward  Middletown,  with  a  view  of 
gaining  possession  of  the  pike  and  the  high  ground  near  the  town. 
On  its  march  it  encountered  the  enemy,  formed  line  rapidly,  and 
immediately  advanced,  driving  the  enemy  and  taking  some  prisoners. 
At  this  time,  finding  itself  on  the  extreme  left,  compelled,  from 
unforeseen  causes,  to  halt  and  occupy  a  crest  three  hundred  yards  to 
the  rear,  it  held  this  position  unsupported  and  unaided  for  over  an 


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hour  after  all  other  troops  had  left  the  field,  checking  the  farther 
advance  of  the  enemy  and  repulsing  every  attack,  thus  giving  time 
to  the  scattered  commands  to  reorganize  and  reform.  Finally,  out 
numbered  and  outflanked,  the  division  moved  back  leisurely,  con 
testing  every  inch  of  ground,  to  about  a  mile  north  of  Middletown, 
with  its  left  resting  on  the  pike,  and  in  this  position  served  as  the 
nucleus  on  which  the  lines  of  the  army  were  reformed.  In  the 
afternoon  the  division  advanced  upon  the  enemy  over  almost 
entirely  open  ground,  in  the  face  of  a  heavy  fire  of  musketry  and 
artillery,  and  altho  parts  of  the  line  had  to  yield  for  the  moment 
to  the  galling  fire  encountered,  the  mass  of  the  division  moved 
steadily  on,  driving  the  enemy  from  his  first  position  back  upon  his 
second,  and  eventually  forcing  him  from  this  position  and  driving 
him  in  confusion  thru  Middletown  and  the  plains  beyond,  to  and  over 
Cedar  Creek. 

General  Daniel  Davidson  Bidwell,  who  commanded  the  Third 
Brigade,  was  struck  by  a  shell  and  mortally  wounded  early  in 
the  day.  Actuated  by  a  true  sense  of  duty  and  patriotism  General 
Bidwell  took  up  arms  at  the  outbreak  of  the  rebellion,  and  for 
more  than  three  years  followed  the  banner  of  the  Republic,  sharing 
with  his  troops  the  dangers  and  privations  of  active  field  service. 
As  a  regimental  and  brigade  commander  in  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac  he  took  part  in  all  the  arduous  campaigns  and  bloody 
battles  of  that  army  from  Yorktown  to  Petersburg,  and  was  always 
at  the  head  of  his  command,  at  the  post  of  duty  and  danger.  Brave 
and  devoted  as  an  officer,  earnest,  upright,  and  single  minded  as  a 
man,  he  was  beloved  by  his  command  and  respected  by  every  one. 
In  his  death  the  country  and  service  have  suffered  a  great  loss. 

I  am  major,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

GEORGE  WASHINGTON  GETTY, 

Brigadier  General  United  States  Volunteers, 
Commanding  Division. 

To  Major  C.  A.  WHIITTIER, 

Acting  Assistant  Adjutant  General. 


82  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

MAYOR'S  OFFICE,  BUFFALO,  NEW  YORK,  October  24,  1864. 

To  the  Honorable  the  Common  Council: 

GENTLEMEN. —  It  is  my  melancholy  duty  to  announce  the  death 
of  General  Daniel  Davidson  Bidwell,  of  this  city,  who  was  killed 
in  the  Battle  of  Cedar  Creek,  on  the  19th  instant,  and  to  transmit 
the  accompanying  communication  from  Colonel  William  Findlay 
Rogers,  of  the  74th  Regiment,  New  York  National  Guard.  I 
recommend  that  the  use  of  the  Council  Chamber  be  granted  as 
requested,  and  that  the  invitation  to  attend  the  funeral  be  accepted. 

Among  the  names  of  Buffalonians  rendered  historic  by  the  war, 
none  will  occupy  a  higher  place  on  the  scroll  of  fame  than  the  late 
General  Bidwell.  Leaving  an  important  position  of  civil  trust  to 
do  battle  for  the  cause  of  the  Union,  devotedly  and  unostentatiously 
discharging  his  duty  on  many  a  bloody  field,  loved  by  his  soldiers 
and  commanding  the  confidence  of  his  superior  officers,  promoted 
from  the  rank  of  Colonel  to  that  of  Brigadier  General  for  gallant 
conduct,  he  has  at  last  sealed  his  devotion  to  his  country  with  his 
life.  As  a  citizen  he  had  won  the  regard  of  the  community  by  his 
amiability  and  his  correct  deportment ;  as  a  soldier,  he  has  given 
proof  of  those  qualities  of  mind  and  heart,  that  unfaltering  courage 
and  iron  will,  which  entitle  him  to  the  highest  honors  that  a  grate 
ful  and  sorrowing  people  can  bestow.  It  is  becoming  that  the 
municipal  government  should  testify  to  its  respect  for  the  memory 
of  one  who  has  died  that  the  Nation  may  live. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

WILLIAM  G.  FARGO, 

Mayor. 


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The  following  is  the  communication  referred  to : 

STATE  OF  NEW  YORK, 
HEADQUARTERS   74-TH   REGIMENT,   NATIONAL   GUARD, 

October  24,  1864. 
Honorable  WILLIAM  G.  FARGO,  Mayor: 

DEAR  SIR. —  I  have  the  honor  to  advise  you  and  thru  you  the 
Honorable  Common  Council,  that  the  remains  of  the  late  General 
Daniel  Davidson  Bidwell,  United  States  Volunteers,  will  probably 
arrive  in  this  city  this  day. 

Permission  is  respectfully  requested  to  allow  the  remains  to  lie 
in  state  in  the  Council  Chamber  until  the  hour  of  the  funeral. 

The  city  authorities  are  respectfully  invited  to  participate  in  the 
funeral  ceremonies. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be, 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

WILLIAM  FINDLAY  ROGERS, 
Colonel  fqth  Regiment,  National  Guard,  State  of  New  York. 


WHEREAS,  This  Council  has  heard,  thru  the  communication  of  his 
honor,  the  Mayor,  of  the  death  on  the  field  of  battle,  of  General 
Daniel  Davidson  Bidwell,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  the  Council  does  hereby  express  its  heatfelt  sor 
row,  and  put  on  record  its  tribute  of  respect  to  the  memory  of  the 
deceased.  General  Bidwell  was  well  known  to  the  members  of  this 
Council,  and  was  highly  esteemed.  At  one  time  an  Alderman  and 
member  of  this  body,  and  at  various  time  Police  Justice  and  Justice 
of  the  Peace  in  this  city,  his  official  conduct  was  ever  characterized 
by  great  ability  and  unbending  integrity.  But  it  was  chiefly  in  his 
capacity  as  a  private  citizen,  as  a  noble  gentleman  and  a  true  friend, 
that  he  won  the  hearts  of  all  who  knew  him.  When  the  country 
made  its  call  for  defenders  against  the  assaults  of  rebellion,  General 
Bidwell  responded  and  threw  his  whole  soul,  with  his  sword,  into 


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the  service  of  the  Union  and  Constitution.  His  military  experience 
rendered  his  zeal  more  than  ordinarily  effective,  and  from  the  first 
his  friends  have  heard  of  him  as  ever  at  the  post  of  duty  and  danger, 
esteemed  and  relied  on  by  his  superior  officers.  His  services,  his 
cool,  undaunted  courage,  his  clear  military  mind,  have  been  con 
spicuous  on  a  score  of  fields  and  have  often  obtained  the  plaudits  of 
commanding  generals.  When  at  last  he  sealed  his  devotion  to  the 
Union  with  his  blood,  not  this  Council  chiefly,  not  this  city  alone, 
not  even  the  great  State,  only  to  whose  name  his  valor  has  added 
luster,  but  the  whole  country,  was  called  to  mourn.  No  braver 
soldier  has  laid  his  life  upon  the  nation's  altar  of  sacrifice.  By  his 
fall  the  cause  of  the  country  has  been  made  still  more  sacred.  His 
name  and  memory  are  a  bequest  which  the  people  will  cherish  and 
forever  keep  fresh. 

Resolved,  That  the  several  recommendations  of  his  honor,  the 
Mayor,  be  adopted  by  this  Council,  and  as  a  further  respect  to  the 
memory  of  the  deceased  this  Council  will  attend  the  funeral  in  a 
body,  and  that  it  do  now  adjourn. 


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Chapter  X 

AFTER  THE  BATTLE  OF  CEDAR  CREEK  Sheridan's  army  fell  back 
twenty  miles  to  Winchester,  where  it  went  into  winter 
quarters.  All  offensive  operations  in  the  Shenandoafi 
Valley  were  now  over. 

On  the  9th  of  December  the  Sixth  Corps  was  recalled  to  Wash 
ington,  and  from  thence  went  to  the  front  to  once  more  become  part 
of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  and  take  its  place  in  the  trenches  at 
Petersburg,  Virginia.  Many  changes  had  taken  place  during  the 
five  months  the  corps  had  been  detached  from  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac,  and  now  the  men  were  glad  to  be  reunited  to  the  grand 
army  with  whose  history  it  had  so  long  been  associated. 

When  the  Sixth  Corps  left  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  in  July  the 
Union  line  of  intrenchments  extended  only  a  little  beyond  the 
Jerusalem  plank  road.  But  when  the  Sixth  Corps  returned  in 
December  the  Union  line  crossed  the  Weldon  Railroad  and  reached 
Hatcher's  Run,  nearly  eight  miles  beyond  the  position  occupied  in 

July. 

In  March  the  Third  Brigade  of  the  Second  Division  of  the  Sixth 
Corps  of  which  the  49th  Regiment  was  a  part  was  sent  forward  to 
take  and  hold  the  Confederate  picket  line  near  the  Squirrel  Level 
road.  The  Third  Brigade  gallantly  executed  the  order,  and  notwith 
standing  the  enemy  brought  nine  pieces  of  artillery  to  bear  upon  it, 
and  sent  reinforcements  to  the  point,  the  ground  was  held. 

Lee  had  stretched  out  his  line  of  intrenchments  so  far  that  his 
line  had  become  very  thin,  and  fearing  that  Grant  would  break 
thru,  he  determined  to  retreat  to  Danville,  leaving  Richmond  and 
Petersburg  to  their  fate.  He  hoped  to  march  farther  south  and 
unite  his  army  to  that  of  General  Joseph  Eggleston  Johnston. 

But  he  had  waited  too  long.  At  half  past  four  A.  M.  on  the  2d  of 
April,  1865,  the  Sixth  Corps  broke  thru  the  Confederate  position  in 
front  of  Forts  Fisher  and  Welch  as  far  as  Hatcher's  Run.  In  this 
engagement  the  49th  Regiment,  with  the  77th  New  York  Volun 
teers,  formed  the  front  center  of  the  assaulting  and  triumphing 


86  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

column,  and  the  49th  Regiment  was  the  first  to  plant  its  flag  on  the 
works  of  the  Confederates  on  the  South  Side  road. 

Again  on  the  6th  of  April  the  Sixth  Corps  had  a  sharp  engage 
ment  with  a  portion  of  Lee's  army  at  Sailor's  Creek,  where  they  had 
thrown  up  breastworks  behind  this  difficult  and  marshy  stream. 
The  counter  charge  of  the  Confederates  here  was  an  act  of  desperate 
madness,  and  resulted  in  the  surrender  of  several  thousand  of  Lee's 
men  to  become  Union  prisoners. 

Thus  the  right  of  the  Confederate  army  was  annihilated,  and 
there  was  no  longer  any  hope  of  escape  for  Lee  southward.  On  the 
9th  of  April  the  Confederate  leader  surrendered  at  Appomattox 
Court  House.  After  the  surrender,  the  Sixth  Corps  was  ordered  to 
Danville,  Virginia ;  and  while  there  the  49th  Regiment  was  detailed 
to  act  as  an  escort  to  an  officer  connected  with  the  corps  staff,  who 
was  instructed  to  visit  Greensboro,  North  Carolina,  and  confer  with 
General  Johnston,  who  commanded  all  of  the  Confederate  army 
that  was  left  at  that  time. 

The  casualties  in  the  49th  Regiment  during  these  last  three 
engagements  were  as  follows :  Wounded,  John  Speck  of  Com 
pany  A;  Frank  J.  Ritter  of  Company  B,  and  Maurice  P.  Sullivan 
of  Company  E,  on  March  25th ;  Colonel  Erastus  D.  Holt,  and  Wil 
liam  Armstrong  and  James  Turner  of  Company  A,  on  April  2d, 
and  Captain  Solomon  W.  Russell,  Junior,  of  Company  D,  on  April 
6th. 

Five  days  later  Colonel  Holt  died  of  his  wounds  in  the  hospital 
at  City  Point,  Virginia.  He  never  recovered  consciousness  from 
the  bullet  wound  in  his  head,  while  leading  his  men  in  the  charge 
at  Petersburg,  which  pierced  the  Confederate  line.  Chautauqua 
County  furnished  no  better  or  braver  man  during  the  war  than 
Colonel  Holt.  Entirely  unaided  by  any  outside  influences,  but  sim 
ply  upon  his  own  merit,  he  rose  to  the  command  of  the  regiment. 
When  a  captain  of  Company  I  he  was  offered  a  higher  position  in 
another  regiment,  but  he  refused  to  take  it,  saying  that  he  had  prom 
ised  the  men  when  they  were  enlisting  in  the  49th  Regiment,  he 
would  stay  with  them  to  the  end.  And  stay  he  did  with  the  shat 
tered  fortunes  of  the  regiment  until  death  took  him  from  his  com 
rades. 


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The  command  of  the  49th  Regiment  now  devolved  upon  Colonel 
George  Holden  Selkirk,  who  left  Buffalo,  New  York,  in  1861  as 
first  lieutenant  of  Company  D,  and  to  whom  fell  the  duty  of  bring 
ing  home  in  1865  the  little  remnant  of  the  gallant  49th  Regiment. 

Several  of  the  men  of  the  49th  Regiment  were  captured  by  the 
Confederates  during  the  closing  days  of  the  war,  as  follows : 
Charles  Lewis  of  Company  E  on  January  9th,  Julius  Burckherdt 
of  Company  C  and  Alexander  Tosh  of  Company  E  on  March  27th, 
and  John  C.  Gardner  of  Company  A  on  April  2d. 

The  Confederacy  was  no  more  and  the  Union  was  saved.  It  was 
resolved  to  bring  as  many  as  possible  of  the  million  Union  soldiers 
thru  Washington  for  a  last  grand  review.  For  two  days,  May  22d 
and  23d,  the  veterans  paraded  thru  the  avenues  of  the  capital, 
reviewed  by  their  officers,  the  President,  the  members  of  Congress, 
and  by  hundreds  of  distinguished  people  who  had  come  to  witness 
the  grand  spectacle. 

On  the  27th  of  June,  1865,  at  Washington,  the  49th  Regiment, 
consisting  of  18  officers  and  274  enlisted  men,  was  mustered  out. 
The  last  roll  was  called  the  last  banner  furled  and  the  war-scarred 
soldiers  departed  from  the  National  capital  to  receive  the  welcome 
of  waiting  ones  at  home.  But  in  many  homes  in  Chautauqua,  Erie, 
Niagara  and  Westchester  counties,  where  the  49th  Regiment  had 
been  recruited,  were  broken  hearts,  never  to  be  gladdened  by  the 
return  of  father,  son  or  brother.  In  a  few  days  the  soldier  was 
once  more  a  private  citizen,  and  the  stirring  scenes  of  four  years, 
thru  which  the  49th  Regiment  had  passed,  were  soon  to  become 
memories  which  should  live  again  only  in  the  fireside  tale  of  the 
veteran  or  on  the  page  of  the  historian. 

In  1883  the  veterans  of  the  49th  Regiment  organized  a  Veterans' 
Association,  which  has  met  in  a  reunion  of  comrades  of  the  49th 
Regiment  every  year  since.  These  reunions  are  usually  held  in  the 
summer  upon  the  shores  of  Chautauqua  Lake,  where  the  members 
with  their  families  come  together  for  a  day,  to  recall  the  stirring 
scenes  of  long  ago,  when  Bidwell  led  them  at  the  "  Bloody  Angle," 
Fort  Stevens  and  Cedar  Creek. 


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At  the  Reunion  held  on  June  27,  1901,  at  Jamestown,  New  York, 
it  was  decided  to  erect  a  monument  at  the  "  Bloody  Angle,''  Spott- 
sylvania  Court  House,  Virginia,  to  commemorate  the  valor,  deeds 
and  memories  of  the  brave  men  who  there  gave  their  lives  for  their 
country's  flag.  A  monument  committee,  consisting  of  Norman  R. 
Thompson,  Alexander  H.  McKelvy,  Joseph  D.  Wilder,  Nehemiah 
Sperry  and  Sumner  A.  Smith,  received  contributions  from  one  hun 
dred  and  three  comrades  and  friends,  amounting  to  $578.  A  plot 
of  ground  was  purchased  of  E.  L.  Landram  of  Spottsylvania  Court 
House,  Virginia,  where  the  battle  was  fought  on  May  12,  1864. 
On  October  9,  1902,  the  monument  was  dedicated  with  appropriate 
ceremonies,  addresses  being  delivered  by  Sergeant  Alexander  H. 
McKelvy  of  Warren,  Pennsylvania,  and  Comrade  William  Mulkie 
of  Corry,  Pennsylvania. 

The  State  of  New  York  erected  monuments  for  all  the  New 
York  regiments  which  participated  in  the  Battle  of  Gettysburg,  upon 
that  famous  battlefield.  The  one  erected  for  the  49th  Regiment 
cost  $1,500,  and  was  dedicated  on  July  2,  1893.  The  ceremonies 
consisted  of  an  invocation  by  Reverend  S.  S.  Ballou,  and  addresses 
by  Colonel  Thomas  T.  Cluney,  Norman  R.  Thompson,  John  H. 
Pickett  and  Alexander  H.  McKelvy. 

At  the  1915  Reunion,  Comrade  Sumner  A.  Smith  gave  the  results 
of  his  efforts  to  locate  the  graves  of  soldiers  of  the  49th  Regiment 
in  the  various  national  cemeteries : 

United  States  National  Cemetery,  Baltimore,  Maryland  —  Edward  Bacon, 
Company  E,  December  28,  1864;  Philip  Brown,  Company  B,  September  22, 
1862;  Cyrus  Covell  Junior,  Company  G,  October  21,  1862;  William  H. 
Downs,  Company  K,  September  12,  1862;  Horace  Failing,  Company  H,  Octo 
ber  8,  1862;  Nathan  Herrick,  Company  B,  October  24,  1862;  Gabriel  Stein- 
metz,  Company  B,  October  14,  1864;  Adin  C.  Stringham,  Company  D,  Octo 
ber  3,  1862;  Henry  Vanderhorst,  Company  A,  December  19,  1864. 

Louden  Park  Cemetery,  Baltimore,  Maryland  —  John  G.  Baker,  Company 
I,  October  16,  1862;  Enoch  Chapin,  Company  A,  November  1,  1862;  Oliver 
Harrington,  Company  G,  June  15,  1862;  Alvah  Hunting,  Company  I,  Sep 
tember  19,  1862;  John  Nelson,  Company  G,  November  14,  1862;  Philip 
Stahler,  Company  B,  October  24,  1862. 

Arlington  Cemetery,  Virginia  —  Henry  J.  Gifford,  Companies  G,  A  and  E, 
died  December  29,  1909. 

National  Cemetery,  Winchester,  Virginia  —  Michael  Lighthalt,  Company 
D,  October  19,  1864;  George  Montgomery,  Company  C,  October  19,  1864; 


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John  F.  Wark,  Company  A,  October  19,  1864;  George  Herman,  Company  C, 
October  19,  1864;  Charles  Smith,  Company  A,  October  19,  1864;  Henry  D. 
Harding,  Companies  G  and  C ;  Robert  Beatson  Junior,  Company  C,  Septem 
ber  19,  1864;  John  Thies,  Company  I,  August  21,  1864. 

YorktoiJii  National  Cemetery  —  Morley  U.  Freeman,  Company  G,  April  30, 
1862;  James  H.  Carson,  Company  F,  May  7,  1862;  Milton  Lewis,  Company 
K,  April  5,  1862;  Samuel  S.  Jordan,  Company  F,  June  18,  1862. 

Gettysburg  National  Cemetery  —  Nicholas  E.  Baquet,  Company  E,  July  6, 
1863. 

Battle  Ground  National  Cemetery,  District  of  Columbia  —  William  H.  Gil- 
lett,  Company  D,  July  12,  1864. 

Richmond  National  Cemetery  —  Charles  H.  Hickmott,  Company  F,  May 
6,  1864. 

Culpepper  National  Cemetery — Horace  R.  Benson,  Company  K,  December 
23,  1863. 

United  States  National  Cemetery,  Cold  Harbor,  Virginia  —  Henry  Boehn, 
Company  B,  June  5,  1864. 

Fredericksburg  National  Cemetery  —  Hugh  A.  Calderwood,  Company  A, 
May  6,  1864;  Philip  S.  Moriarity,  Company  E,  May  12,  1864;  George  Part 
ridge,  Company  E,  May  12,  1864;  Amenzo  Denmark,  Company  F,  May  6, 
1864;  Henry  C.  Valentine,  Company  I,  May  6,  1864;  James  S.  Lyon,  Com 
pany  G,  May  5,  1864;  Wesley  B.  Steele,  Company  H,  May  16,  1863. 

Cypress  Hills  National  Cemetery  —  Jeremiah  Sheppard,  Company  K,  June 
9,  1862;  Walter  S.  Hale,  Company  G,  October  8,  1862;  Nelson  Harrington, 
Company  K,  October  26,  1862;  Edward  McQue,  Company  I,  November  30, 
1862;  Willard  L.  Stanton,  Company  B,  August  21,  1864;  Theodore  C.  Wil 
liams,  Company  H,  July  8,  1862;  George  W.  Culver,  Company  H,  March  20, 
1863. 

Philadelphia  National  Cemetery  —  Philip  Lich,  Company  B,  August  10, 
1862 ;  Arthur  Newman,  Company  A,  June  23,  1864 ;  Job  W.  Chubbuck,  Com 
pany  G,  October  15,  1862;  George  W.  Hill,  Company  K,  November  16,  1862. 

Soldiers'  Home  National  Cemetery,  Washington,  D.  C. —  James  A.  Baker, 
Company  C,  January  20,  1863;  James  Campbell,  Company  F,  May  20,  1862; 
Simon  W.  French,  Company  I,  May  31,  1863;  Richard  M.  Gorsline,  Com 
pany  G,  March  12,  1862;  John  L.  Horn,  Company  B,  September  26,  1862; 
David  J.  Hotchkiss,  Company  G,  October  23,  1862;  Uriah  Houghton,  Com 
pany  A,  June  18,  1862 ;  Peter  Kibley,  Company  E,  October  8,  1862 ;  Silas  M. 
See,  Company  G,  November  18,  1862;  Charles  Linnenbitz,  Company  B,  Sep 
tember  27,  1862;  Charles  McFarlane,  Company  C,  June  29,  1863;  Spencer 
Murdock,  Company  G,  October  21,  1862;  Daniel  Olmstead,  Company  A, 
October  27,  1862;  Samuel  Parnwell,  Company  A,  September  17,  1862; 
Charles  Roder,  Company  D,  May  31,  1863;  John  A.  Ross,  Company  E, 
March  13,  1862;  Henry  E.  Smith,  Company  G,  September  13,  1862;  Daniel 
Walker,  Company  D,  August  9,  1863. 

Antietam  National  Cemetery,  Sharp sburg,  Maryland  —  Rudolph  Giggley. 
Company  F,  September,  1862;  Sylvester  S.  Haynes,  Company  G,  November 


90  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

30,  1862;  William  Klein,  Company  I,  December  16,  1862;  Casper  Leveck, 
Company  B,  January  15,  1863;  Thomas  J.  Miles,  Company  G,  September  17, 
1862;  Jonathan  R.  Button,  Company  G,  September  17,  1862;  Chauncey 
Price,  Company  K,  November,  1862;  Charles  Sturdevant,  Company  K,  Sep 
tember  30,  1862;  John  Wagner,  Company  B,  February  15,  1862. 

On  October  19,  1914,  twenty-two  veterans  of  the  49th  Regiment 
journeyed  to  Buffalo,  New  York,  to  pay  tribute  to  the  memory  of 
General  Daniel  Davidson  Bidwell,  it  being  the  fiftieth  anniversary 
of  his  death.  The  anniversary  exercises  were  held  in  the  conven 
tion  hall  of  the  Hotel  Statler,  and  were  presided  over  by  Norman 
R.  Thompson  of  Jamestown,  New  York,  the  president  of  the  49th 
Veterans'  Association.  A  large  attendance  was  present  of  veterans, 
friends  and  admirers. 

Colonel  George  'Holden  Selkirk  told  of  the  "  The  Homecoming 
of  the  49th  Regiment  in  1865."  Miss  Grace  Carew  Sheldon  of 
Buffalo  gave  "  A  Child's  Remembrance  of  the  Funeral  of  General 
Bidwell."  Comrade  Sumner  A.  Smith  of  Kennedy,  New  York,  had 
for  his  subject,  "  Our  Flag,"  and  as  he  concluded  by  singing  an  old- 
time  war  song,  "  Long,  Long  Ago,"  the  whole  audience  was  deeply 
moved.  Sergeant  Alexander  H.  McKelvy  of  Warren,  Pennsyl 
vania,  made  a  forceful  speech,  and  then  John  D.  Wells  of  Buffalo 
read  two  original  poems,  written  especially  for  the  occasion,  "  A 
Soldier's  Grave,"  and  "  The  Vanishing  Troops."  George  D.  Emer 
son  of  Buffalo  told  of  "  When  the  49th  Regiment  Went  Away  from 
Buffalo,  and  When  It  Came  Back." 

The  colors  of  the  49th  Regiment  were  deposited  with  the  Adju 
tant  General  of  the  State  of  New  York  on  October  5,  1865,  and, 
with  those  of  all  the  other  New  York  regiments,  are  now  on  exhi 
bition  in  the  State  Capitol  at  Albany,  New  York. 

One  by  one  the  veterans  of  the  49th  Regiment,  who  helped  to 
make  history  in  the  national  crisis  of  the  four  years  from  1861  to 
1865,  are  passing  to  the  Great  Beyond,  and  soon  they  will  all  be 
gone,  but  the  glorious  record  of  the  49th  Regiment  will  live  as  long 
as  the  American  Republic  survives. 


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Chapter  XI 

LARNED'S  TRIBUTE  TO  GENERAL  DANIEL  DAVIDSON 

BIDWELL 

Address  delivered  at  the  dedication  of  a  monument  to  his  memory  in  Forest 

Lawn  Cemetery,  Buffalo,  New  York,  October  19,   1871,  by 

JOSEPH  us  NELSON  LARNED 

SEVEN  YEARS  AGO  TO-DAY  the  brave,  good  soldier,  who  lies  at 
rest  yonder,  and  whose  name  has  been  written  upon  this  rec 
ord  of  stone,  flung  his  life  into  the  scales  in  which  the  ran 
som  of  the  Republic  was  then  being  weighed. 

It  does  not  seem  so  long  ago  to  us,  who  remember,  as  tho  the 
interval  had  been  weeks  instead  of  years,  that  sad  and  solemn  day 
when  the  torn  body  of  our  dead  friend  and  fellow  citizen  was 
borne  back  to  us  for  burial.  It  does  not  seem  so  long  ago,  but  the 
years  slip  from  us  as  tho  they  were  sand  in  our  fingers,  and,  as 
treacherous  as  the  sands,  they  sift  and  heap  themselves  so  fast  upon 
every  precious  or  sacred  memory  that  we  may  leave  unshrined,  that, 
before  we  know,  the  dreary  waste  of  the  forgotten  past  is  swallow 
ing  it  up. 

That  is  why  this  monument  has  been  builded,  near  the  grave  of 
the  good  soldier  who  died  seven  years  ago  to-day ;  who  died  on 
one  of  the  battlefields  of  the  last  and  decisive  encounters  of  civiliza 
tion  with  barbaric  force,  giving  the  blood  of  a  noble  heart  to  the 
great  seal,  of  immortal  and  immutable  validity,  with  which  the 
charter  of  freedom  was  stamped  at  last.  Even  to  us  who  knew  him, 
vividly  and  tenderly  cherished  as  our  recollection  of  the  man  and 
of  his  heroic  life  and  of  his  patriotic  death  is  now  —  it  is  not  impos 
sible  that  the  time  might  come,  even  to  us,  when  the  image  of  the 
one  and  the  record  of  the  other  would  have  faded  to  indistinctness 
in  our  minds,  if  now  and  again  they  were  not  renewed  by  the  see 
ing  of  some  impressive  memento  like  this.  And  how  far,  at  the  best 
of  it,  thru  the  little  remainder  of  our  span  of  life  would  the  recol 
lection  in  which  we  shall  keep  them  go  toward  the  immortality  of 


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remembrance  that  is  due  to  those  who  died,  as  this  man  died,  in 
the  defending  of  a  great  cause?  Unless  we  have  tremendously 
mistaken  all  the  meaning  and  consequence  of  events,  the  heritage 
of  freedom  and  free  government  which  they  redeemed  at  the  price 
of  their  lives  is  the  heritage  of  the  whole  future  of  the  human  race 
—  destined  to  pass  from  father  to  child  with  augmentation  and 
accumulation,  down  to  the  last  generation  of  mankind.  Surely  the 
succeeding  heirs  of  so  great  an  inheritance,  of  the  precious  capital 
ization  of  patriotic  blood,  will  not  forgive  us  if  we  fail  to  preserve 
and  transmit  to  them  the  names  and  the  memory  of  the  men  to 
whom  they  owe  it.  Nor  could  we  forgive  ourselves,  or  respect  our 
selves,  if  we  failed  to  keep  their  memory  green  and  their  names 
monumentally  inscribed.  A  pious  duty,  alike  to  the  dead,  to  the  liv 
ing  and  to  the  unborn  millions  who  will  come  hereafter  —  a  pious 
duty  with  which  loving,  reverent  and  grateful  feelings  coincide  — 
impel  the  building  of  such  memorial  shafts.  It  would  be  pitiful  to 
leave  it  so  that  there  could  ever  be  a  time,  while  marble  will  last 
or  granite  endure,  when  our  children's  children,  or  a  child  of  theirs, 
could  approach  this  spot  and  not  be  hushed  by  the  silent  admonition 
of  an  ever  lifted  finger  of  stone,  and  told  to  whisper  reverently 
the  name  of  one  of  those  who  shielded  the  Republic  with  their 
bodies  and  took  upon  themselves  the  mortal  blows  with  which  trea 
son  tried  to  strike  it  down. 

All  around  us  in  this  place  there  is  more  than  a  score  of  such 
graves:  Wilcox,  the  Wilkesons,  the  Burts,  Bullymore,  Budd, 
Faxon,  Mulligan,  Dewey,  Ellis,  Blatchford,  Tuttle,  Woltge,  Hos- 
mer,  Farnham,  Wallace,  Herriman,  Richardson,  Fero,  Newell,  Jus 
tin,  and  many  more  are  here,  and  I  trust  that  the  chisel  which  has 
begun  its  work,  in  this,  will  not  rest  until  it  has  marked  the  burial 
place  of  every  one  —  the  General  and  the  private  soldier  alike ;  for 
the  equality  of  a  common  martyrdom  obliterates  every  gradation  of 
rank  in  that  high  peerage  to  which  they  have  all  been  raised. 

I  have  said  that  he  who  lies  here  was  a  brave,  good  soldier.  He 
was  more  than  that.  The  brave  heart  was  as  tender  and  true  and 
honest  as  it  was  brave ;  full  of  the  conscience  of  duty,  and  there 
fore  full  of  that  grandest  patriotism  of  all,  which  grows  not  so 
much  out  of  the  pride  of  country,  which  the  serf  of  any  autocrat 


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may  feel,  as  out  of  faith  in  and  hope  for  the  institutions  of  free 
government,  upon  which  this  nation  of  United  States  is  founded. 
In  his  case,  as  with  so  many  others  whose  stuff  was  tried  by  the 
exigency  of  war,  it  was  the  good  citizen  that  made  the  good  soldier. 

When  I  say  these  things  of  him  I  am  not  using  empty  and  at 
random  the  phrases  of  eulogy.  I  am  declaring  the  testimony  of 
all  who  best  knew  Daniel  Davidson  Bidwell,  both  before  and  after 
he  entered  the  perilous  path  of  duty  which  led  to  his  death.  We 
most  of  us  knew  him  well  in  those  peaceful  days  when  he  was  with 
us  here.  Doubtless  there  are  some  now  present  who  knew  him 
from  his  boyhood  up,  for  he  was  born,  cradled  and  reared  in  Buf 
falo.  He  wras  the  son  of  Benjamin  Bidwell,  the  pioneer  shipbuilder 
of  this  port.  His  birth  occurred  in  the  then  separate  village  of 
Black  Rock  in  the  year  1816.  I  do  not  propose  to  follow  the  details 
of  his  life,  because  I  could  not  trace  in  them,  if  I  did,  the  growth 
or  shaping  of  the  man,  which  is  all  that  makes  the  details  of  such 
a  life  interesting. 

At  the  age  when  his  profession  was  to  be  chosen  he  studied  law 
in  the  office  of  the  late  James  Barton.  For  some  reason,  however, 
his  pursuit  of  law  at  that  period  ended  with  the  initiatory  study 
and  he  never  entered  upon  professional  practice.  I  think  it  must 
have  been  more  by  circumstances  than  by  preference  that  he  was 
led  for  a  time  into  mercantile  life,  for  it  is  certain  that  his  nature 
was  not  that  of  a  man  of  business.  He  was  careless  of  money  and 
had  no  taste  for  the  speculation  or  the  thrifty  trade  by  which  it  is 
accumulated.  A  few  years  passed  in  the  employment  of  a  firm  in 
which  his  father  and  elder  brother  were  partners,  were  followed 
by  his  election  to  the  office  of  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  some  years 
later  he  was  called  to  a  more  important  magistracy  —  that  of 
Police  Justice  for  the  city,  which  he  filled  until  the  outbreak  of  the 
war.  It  is  an  office  for  which  few  men  are  fitted  and  his  rare  adap 
tation  to  its  trying  and  difficult  duties  became  all  the  more  marked. 
He  was  a  just  man  by  every  instinct  of  his  mental,  as  well  as  his 
moral  nature ;  keen  in  his  reading  of  men  ;  quick  and  seldom  err 
ing  in  the  detective  faculty  of  a  shrewdly  honest  mind,  which  sifts 
the  truth  out  of  contradictions ;  firm,  with  the  firmness  that  is  sin 
ewy  and  human  —  not  of  flint ;  stern  and  austere  when  occasion 


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needed,  but  always  with  a  hidden  kindness  looking  out  of  the 
kindly  eyes.  It  seems  to  me  that  he  was  almost  the  model  of  a 
magistrate  for  such  a  court  as  the  one  in  which  he  sat.  My  duties 
as  a  reporter  of  news  at  that  time  took  me  almost  daily  to  his  court, 
and  it  was  there  that  I  learned  to  feel  toward  him  the  affectionate 
respect  which  I  am  trying  to  express  with  sincerity  to-day. 

From  his  earliest  manhood  he  had  been  exceedingly  fond  of  mili 
tary  exercises,  and  to  that  taste  we  owe  the  most  important  public 
services  of  his  life  —  services  which  must  be  measured  far  back 
of  those  that  he  rendered  on  the  actual  field  when  war  occurred. 
It  is  doing  no  injustice,  I  am  sure,  to  others  who  labored  with  him 
in  the  good  work,  which  so  few  people  appreciated  then  or  under 
stood,  to  say  that  during  twenty  years  prior  to  the  war  no  man  in 
this  community  did  so  much  as  he  to  cultivate,  keep  alive  and  make 
contagious  the  spirit  of  those  mititia  organizations,  without  which 
the  national  government  in  1861  could  have  summoned  nothing  bet 
ter  than  a  mob  to  meet  the  first  onset  of  the  Southern  rebellion. 
He  trained  himself  first  as  private  in  the  old  65th  Regiment  of  the 
State  Militia,  then  as  a  lieutenant,  and  afterwards  as  Brigade 
Inspector.  On  the  death  of  Captain  Burdett  of  Company  D  in  the 
65th,  he  was  chosen  to  the  captaincy  of  that  company,  which  became 
thenceforward  the  central  object  of  his  thoughts  and  aspirations. 
He  re-created  it,  infused  it  with  his  own  soldierly  enthusiasm  and 
ardor,  and  made  it  what  no  company  of  citizen  soldiery  had  ever 
been  before.  Presently  he  withdrew  his  company  from  the  Sixty- 
fifth  Regiment,  re-organizing  it  as  an  independent  corps,  with  a 
view  of  making  it  the  nucleus  of  a  new  regimental  organization. 
The  new  regiment  soon  grew  into  existence,  and  Captain  Bidwell's 
Company  D  became  part  of  what  is  now  the  74th  Regiment  of  the 
New  York  State  National  Guard.  He  was  offered  the  colonelcy 
of  the  regiment,  but  refused  it.  The  company  into  which  he  had 
drawn  the  best  young  manhood  of  Buffalo  had  grown  into  his  life 
and  became  part  of  himself.  It  was  his  pride,  his  pet,  his  military 
family,  which  he  loved  with  fatherlike  affection.  And  all  the  time 
I  think  he  looked  with  serious  forethought  to  the  possible  time  of 
unexpected  public  need  when  this  school  of  young  soldiers,  whom 
he  was  training  up,  might  prove  the  usefulness  of  his  work.  I  do  not 


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believe  that  his  expenditure  of  time,  and  care,  and  interest,  and 
money,  upon  what  used  to  be  sometimes  laughed  at  as  "  amateur 
soldiering  "  -  I  do  not  believe  that  it  was  all  amusement  and  play 
to  him,  but  I  do  believe  that  he  kept  continually  in  his  mind  the 
recollection  that  sometime  the  country  might  have  need  of  men  who 
knew  something  of  the  discipline  and  art  of  action  in  arms  together. 

That  time  came  at  last,  and  he  was  ready,  and  the  men  whom 
he  had  trained  for  it  were  ready.  How  many  out  of  that  old  Com 
pany  D  there  were  who  answered  the  national  summons  I  cannot 
state,  but  we  know  that  they  outnumbered  the  few  who  by  any 
course,  were  held  at  home.  The  pupils  and  privates  in  that  little 
school  of  amateur  soldiering  became  teachers  and  leaders  of  the 
rude  troops  that  were  hastily  made  up  for  actual  war,  and  the  use 
fulness  of  the  training  which  had  prepared  them  for  such  a  service 
is  more  than  any  man  can  estimate. 

His  place  of  duty  was  quickly  found.  During  the  summer  of 
1861  the  49th  Regiment  of  New  York  Volunteers  was  enlisted  and 
organized  with  Colonel  Bidwell  in  command,  and  on  the  16th  of 
September,  that  year,  he  led  it  away  to  the  seat  of  war.  It  reached 
the  field  when  General  McClellan  was  reorganizing  the  Army  of 
the  Potomac  in  front  of  Washington.  Its  redly  written  history  for 
the  four  fateful  years  that  followed  is  the  sad  and  glorious  history 
of  that  heroic  army,  a  part  of  which  it  remained  almost  to  the  end. 
The  battles  and  disasters  of  the  Peninsular  campaign  from  York- 
town  to  Malvern  Hill ;  the  second  defeat  at  Bull  Run  ;  the  costly 
victories  at  South  Mountain  and  Antietam  ;  the  bloody  and  terri 
ble  failures  at  Fredericksburg  and  Chancellorsville  ;  the  deadly  but 
glorious  conflict  at  Gettysburg,  were  among  the  fiery  ordeals  thru 
which  it  passed  and  by  which  its  thinned  ranks  became  hardened 
into  a  veteran  line.  At  the  very  outset  his  men  learned  that  their 
Colonel  was  one  who  cried  "Come!"  and  showed  the  way.  He 
never  hesitated  to  expose  himself  to  more  than  the  dangers  of  his 
regiment,  in  order  to  exhibit  an  inspiring  example.  His  face  was  as 
calm,  his  bearing  as  cool,  his  mind  as  composed,  his  voice  as  steady 
when  he  rode  along  the  line  thru  a  storm  of  plunging  shells  or 
whistling  bullets,  as  it  used  to  be  when  he  led  some  holiday  parade. 
Of  course  there  was  confidence  between  commander  and  men  in 
such  a  case  —  confidence  and  warm  affection,  too. 


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There  came  a  time  when  that  perfect  discipline  of  confiding  obedi 
ence  to  which  Colonel  Bidwell  had  trained  his  command,  saved  a 
whole  army  from  disaster.  It  was  one  of  the  nights  of  those  terri 
ble  days  in  the  Wilderness,  when  Grant  set  out  to  hew  his  way  to 
the  rebel  capital.  The  enemy  had  stolen  a  march  into  the  rear  of 
the  Sixth  Corps,  \vhich  formed  the  right  of  the  Union  line.  Our 
troops  were  surprised,  confused  and  rolling  up  in  appalling  dis 
order,  until  the  rout  reached  the  position  which  was  occupied  by 
the  veteran  49th,  and  there  it  was  stayed  by  the  cool,  calm  courage 
of  Colonel  Bidwell.  "  His  was  the  form,"  says  a  newspaper  cor 
respondent  who  wrote  of  the  scene  —  "  His  was  the  form,  on  that 
portentous  evening,  that  sat  among  the  bullets  upon  his  horse,  in 
the  language  of  General  Sedgwick,  '  like  a  man  of  iron  '  coolly 
directing  the  movements  which  repulsed  the  enemy,  gave  us  back 
the  field  and  saved  the  whole  army  of  the  Potomac  from  disaster." 
Had  Sedgwick  lived,  there  can  be  no  doubt  that  the  "  man  of 
iron  "  would  have  dated  his  promotion  to  the  rank  of  General  from 
that  portentous  evening.  But  he  was  to  wait  a  little  longer  for  his 
well-earned  "  star  "  and  to  win  it  anew. 

In  July,  1864,  when  Richmond  had  been  reached  and  invested, 
the  Sixth  Corps  was  hastily  detached  and  hurried  to  Washington, 
for  the  defence  of  the  capital,  then  threatened  by  the  demonstra 
tions  of  Early,  who  had  overwhelmed  Hunter  and  Sigel  and 
broken  out  of  the  Valley  of  the  Shenandoah.  It  arrived  just  in 
time  to  confront  the  rebel  advance  at  the  outer  line  of  the  defences 
of  the  capital.  Colonel  Bidwell  was  then  commanding  the  Third 
Brigade  of  the  Second  Division,  and  his  Brigade  was  selected  to 
drive  the  enemy  back.  A  brilliant  engagement  followed  —  the  well 
remembered  battle  of  Fort  Stevens  —  in  which  the  troops  under  his 
command  were  alone  engaged.  It  was  fought  under  the  eye  of 
President  Lincoln  who  had  ridden  out  to  witness  the  battle,  and 
Colonel  Bidwell's  promotion  was  determined  then  and  there.  He 
had  broken  the  rebel  line,  and  their  retreat  from  the  front  of  Wash 
ington  followed  speedily  after.  He  received  his  commission  as 
Brigadier  General  a  month  later  at  Charlestown,  Virginia. 

The  Sixth  Corps  had  then  joined  the  forces  in  the  Shenandoah  ; 
Sheridan  had  assumed  the  command  of  the  whole,  and  that  won- 


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derful  campaign  in  the  valley,  which  we  think  of  with  bounding 
pulse,  even  now,  was  just  being  opened.  Its  thrilling  episodes  fol 
lowed  in  quick  succession.  Early  and  his  swaggering  army  went 
whirling  thru  Winchester  and  staggering  from  Fisher's  Hill ; 
Sheridan  had  pursued  its  shattered  columns  as  far  as  Harrisonburg ; 
had  devastated  the  whole  region  to  make  it  incapable  of  subsisting 
a  rebel  force,  and  had  fallen  back  to  Cedar  Creek  to  enter  camp  and 
give  his  exhausted  soldiers  rest. 

And  now  wre  approach  the  tragic,  culminating  scene  in  which  our 
friend  acted  his  last,  heroic  part,  in  the  stormy  dramas  that  are 
played  this  side  of  the  grave.  A  few  days  had  sufficed  to  bring 
reinforcements  to  the  beaten  rebel  army  and  measurably  recon 
struct  its  broken  organization.  Maddened  by  the  humiliation  of  his 
defeats,  Early  had  crept  back  to  the  vicinity  of  the  Union  camp  on 
Cedar  Creek  and  watched  for  an  opportunity  to  snatch  revenge. 
The  Sixth  Corps  had  been  ordered  back  to  the  Richmond  front. 
Early  learned  the  fact ;  but  the  order  had  been  instantly  counter 
manded  and  that  he  did  not  learn.  Sheridan  had  gone  to  Wash 
ington,  and  Early  had  been  informed  of  it,  but  his  spies  did  not 
tell  him  that  the  journey  had  been  made  at  flying  speed  and  that 
Sheridan,  on  his  return,  was  already  only  twenty  miles  away,  sleep 
ing  that  night  at  Winchester.  And  so  he  planned  a  surprise  attack 
upon  the  Union  army  for  the  early  morning  of  the  19th  of  Octo 
ber.  A  thick  fog  settled  in  the  valley  and  helped  his  design. 
Silently,  in  the  gray  dawn  of  the  morning,  the  three  divisions  which 
he  had  massed  for  the  attack,  stripped  of  every  accoutrement 
except  their  ammunition  and  their  arms,  stole  thru  the  fog  and 
thru  the  shadow  of  a  wooded  hill,  across  the  intervening  creek,  and 
dashed  with  terrifying  yells  upon  the  works  of  the  sleeping  troops 
at  the  left  of  the  Union  line.  The  surprise  was  complete.  There 
was  little  chance  for  rallying  in  the  foggy  darkness,  under  the 
deadly  fire  which  the  yelling  assailants  poured  in  as  they  advanced. 
The  Eighth  Corps,  which  held  the  left  of  the  line,  was  sent  flying 
from  its  intrenchments,  only  to  encounter  another  division  of  the 
enemy,  which  had  reached  its  flank  by  a  circuitous  route.  Large 
numbers  of  prisoners  were  taken  in  the  well  drawn  net,  and  the 


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whole  left  wing  of  Sheridan's  army  on  Cedar  Creek  was  practically 
cleared  from  the  field  within  an  hour.  The  Nineteenth  Corps,  which 
occupied  the  center  of  the  line,  with  the  Sixth  Corps  on  its  right,  was 
now  left  exposed  to  the  enemy,  who  closed  hotly  in  upon  its  flank, 
while  Early,  at  the  same  time,  pressed  it  with  his  remaining  forces 
in  front,  and  the  artillery  of  the  enemy,  together  with  the  guns  that 
they  had  captured,  were  tearing  its  ranks  with  shell.  It  was  more 
than  flesh  and  blood  could  bear.  The  corps  wavered.  The  divi 
sion  of  its  left  gave  way.  The  flanking  columns  of  the  enemy  were 
steadily  making  headway  toward  the  retreating  trains  of  the  army 
on  the  turnpike  toward  Middletown.  The  situation  was  ominous  of 
a  terrible  disaster  and  Sheridan  was  twenty  miles  away. 

Everything  depended  now  upon  the  old  Sixth  Corps,  which  had 
saved  so  many  a  field.  It  was  swung  from  its  position  on  the  right, 
into  a  line  facing  the  left  attack  of  the  enemy,  and  took  its  ground 
near  the  summit  of  a  slight  bare  ridge,  across  which  the  shells 
from  the  rebel  batteries  came  plowing  thickly.  Twice  the  enemy 
charged  its  line  and  were  driven  back  after  a  desperate  encounter, 
hand  to  hand.  Then  the  men  were  ordered  to  lie  down  upon  the 
slope.  General  Bidwell  sat  erect  upon  his  horse,  a  few  paces  behind 
his  prostrate  brigade,  as  cool  as  tho  the  storm  of  fire  and  death  was 
not  playing  around  him.  Colonel  Selkirk,  of  his  staff,  sat  near.  A 
shell  had  dropped  and  exploded  among  the  men  a  little  distance 
down  the  line,  and  they  both  were  intently  looking  to  see  what 
fatal  work  it  had  done.  At  that  instant  he  was  struck  down.  A 
passing  shell  had  torn  his  left  shoulder  away  and  hurled  him, 
unconscious,  to  the  ground.  The  lightning  could  not  have  been 
swifter  or  more  noiseless  in  its  stroke.  His  companion  heard  noth 
ing  but  one  moan,  and  turned  to  find  the  General  stretched  upon 
the  earth.  His  riderless  horse  stood  still,  as  tho  it  had  not  felt  the 
emptying  of  its  saddle. 

Tender  hands  raised  up  the  mutilated  and  insensible  form  and 
bore  it  back  to  a  hospital  in  the  rear.  The  dying  soldier  revived 
after  a  time  from  his  swoon,  and  the  surgeons  told  him  that  he  had 
not  long  to  live.  He  said  calmly  that  he  had  expected  that  it  was 
so,  and  began  with  composure  to  prepare  for  his  parting  with 
earthly  things.  His  grief  at  the  prospect  of  death  seemed  to  be 


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not  for  himself,  but  for  his  wife.  Among  the  first  of  his  thoughts 
was  to  ask  that  a  little  colored  boy  —  one  of  the  homeless  waifs  of 
the  war  —  who  had  been  his  servant  for  some  time,  should  be  sent 
to  Buffalo,  and  committed  to  the  care  of  his  family  and  friends.  The 
few  directions  that  he  had  to  leave  were  briefly  given,  for  he  was 
in  mortal  agony  from  the  first.  But  his  mind  was  steadily  cleai 
except  in  the  short  intervals  when  strong  opiates  gave  him  sleep. 
And  thus  he  lay  thru  the  slow  hours  of  nearly  half  of  a  day  wait 
ing  for  the  gates  of  the  other  life  to  open. 

And  while  he  lingered  there,  out  at  the  front,  the  tide  of  dis 
aster  which  had  borne  him  down  was  being  rolled  back,  by  a  pow 
erful  hand,  in  a  mighty  wave  of  overwhelming  victory.  Sheridan 
had  come  with  his  electric  presence  and  the  resistless  force  of  his 
indomitable  will,  and  had  saved  the  day.  And,  so  haply,  there 
shone  around  the  bed  of  the  dying  soldier,  before  he  died  the  glories 
of  a  surpassing  triumph  for  the  cause  which  he  had  loved  better 
than  his  life. 

The  last  that  he  is  remembered  to  have  said  to  the  one  who  stood 
by  him  to  the  end  were :  ''I  have  tried  to  do  my  duty."  The 
thought  of  duty  was  his  last,  I  am  sure,  because  it  had  been  the 
thought  of  his  life.  He  did  it  always  as  men  do  who  try. 

I  do  not  know  what  legend  has  been  inscribed  upon  these  monu 
mental  stones,  but  I  hope  that  the  chisel  has  written  the  simple, 
touching  and  true  words  of  his  own  dying  testimony,  that 

"  He  tried  to  do  his  duty." 


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THE   HOME-COMING   OF   THE   49th   REGIMENT   IN    1865 

Address  of  Colonel  GEORGE  HOLDEN  SELKIRK  at  the  Memorial  Services  for 

General  DANIEL  DAVIDSON  BIDWELL  held  in  Buffalo,  New  York, 

October  19,  1914. 

Over  fifty  years  ago  a  number  of  boys  were  adopted  into  a 
branch  of  the  Bidwell  Family  and  the  few  of  us  who  are  left  feel 
that  we  are  entitled  to  a  share  of  the  honors  and  glory  that  are 
enjoyed  by  the  family  as  a  whole.  The  head  of  the  family  to  which 
we  belonged  was  a  man  for  whom  we  had  the  greatest  respect,  and 
we  came  to  look  up  to  him  as  children  to  a  father,  and  when  he 
was  taken  away  we  mourned  his  loss  as  children  mourn  the  loss  of 
a  parent. 

On  Saturday  I  received  a  copy  of  the  program  of  exercises  at  this 
gathering  —  this  program  was  sent  by  Miss  Grace  Carew  Sheldon, 
who  is  the  guardian  angel  of  the  veterans  hereabouts,  and  who 
seems  desirous  of  keeping  them  in  view  as  long  as  they  last.  In 
the  list,  the  subject  given  to  me  to  speak  upon  was  "  The  Home 
coming  of  the  49th  Regiment  in  1865."  I  have  not  had  time  to 
look  up  dates  or  any  particular  details  of  that  trip. 

On  leaving  the  cars  at  the  station  on  Exchange  Street,  we 
marched  up  Main  Street,  escorted  by  the  74th  Regiment.  I  remem 
ber  that  we  did  not  present  a  very  stylish  appearance  —  some  of 
the  men  wearing  the  regular  army  cap,  others  slouch  hats,  and  I 
am  not  certain  that  there  were  not  straw  hats  to  be  seen.  But  we 
were  coming  home.  We  marched  to  Fort  Porter,  whence  we  had 
started  four  years  previous.  In  one  of  the  buildings  on  the  grounds 
we  found  a  gathering  of  ladies  and  gentlemen  who  had  come  there 
to  welcome  us,  and  who  had  prepared  a  very  liberal  repast,  which, 
after  having  listened  to  a  few  remarks,  we  did  justice  to. 

I  had  intended  to  say  only  a  few  words,  and  those  in  regard  to 
General  Ridwell's  indifference  to  self  in  times  of  excitement  and 
danger.  His  last  words  were  — "  Tell  them  "•  —  meaning  his  family 
and  friends  at  home  — "  Tell  them  I  have  tried  to  do  my  duty." 

On  leaving  the  vicinity  of  Washington  in  the  spring  of  1862  we 
were  taken  down  to  Fortress  Monroe  and  started  on  a  march  for 
Richmond.  There  was  some  interference  on  the  part  of  the 


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enemy,  but  finally  we  got  fairly  started  for  the  goal.  On  coming 
to  within  four  or  five  hours  walk  of  Richmond,  we  halted,  went 
into  camp,  and  dug  a  rifle  pit  a  few  yards  in  front.  It  seems  that 
quite  a  heavy  line  had  been  drawn  by  the  enemy  between  us  and 
the  City  of  Richmond,  and  the  commanding  general  apparently 
thought  it  best  to  wait  awhile  before  trying  to  go  any  farther.  We 
were  occasionally  treated  to  a  fire  of  shells  from  the  other  side. 

One  evening  while  we  were  discussing  our  rations  for  supper  an 
order  came  to  "  fall  in,"  which  was  done  promptly.  As  a  strong 
attack  had  been  made  on  the  right  of  our  line,  it  was  apparent  that 
we  were  to  be  sent  over  in  that  direction,  and  just  as  the  regiment 
was  about  starting  to  march,  there  was  a  shower  of  shells  scat 
tered  over  us,  and  the  word  was  given  "  back  to  the  rifle  pits."  We 
were  under  the  heaviest  fire  we  had  experienced  up  to  that  time, 
and  obeying  this  last  order  with  unusual  alacrity,  we  took  to  the 
rifle  pits  and  made  ourselves  as  small  as  possible.  The  storm  kept 
up  for  awhile,  but  during  it  all  the  Colonel  walked  leisurely  back 
and  forth,  from  one  end  of  the  regiment  to  the  other,  seemingly  as 
cool  as  he  would  be  on  a  drill  room  floor,  and  perfectly  indifferent 
to  the  danger  to  which  he  was  exposed. 

After  the  Battle  of  Fort  Stevens,  in  front  of  Washington,  where 
the  Colonel  had  command  of  the  brigade  which  made  the  charge  on 
the  enemy,  and  where  he  made  sure  of  the  star  of  a  brigadier  gen 
eral,  we  followed  General  Early  into  Virginia,  and  at  one  time, 
went  into  camp  near  Charlestown,  where  John  Brown  was  exe 
cuted.  One  morning  we  were  surprised  by  sudden  firing  on  our 
front.  General  Bidwell  mounted  his  horse,  his  staff  following  him. 
We  rode  thru  a  strip  of  woods,  a  few  yards  in  front  of  which  was 
a  rifle  pit,  and  beyond  a  broad  field.  It  appeared  that  a  section  of 
one  of  our  batteries,  and  one  belonging  to  the  enemy,  were  engaged 
in  an  artillery  duel.  Following  the  lead  of  General  Bidwell,  we 
rode  up  to  our  guns  while  shells  from  the  other  side  were  coming 
towards  us  very  lively.  Of  course  our  party  added  very  much  to 
the  size  of  the  target,  and  I  confess  that  I  felt  somewhat  relieved 
when  General  Bidwell  turned  his  horse  and  rode  off  in  the  other 
direction ;  but  after  going  a  short  distance,  he  again  turned  and 
rode  back  to  the  battery.  This  program  was  repeated  three  or 


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four  times,  until  the  artillerymen  appeared  to  get  tired  and  quit. 
At  the  time  General  Bidwell  was  killed  at  the  Battle  of  Cedar 
Creek  he  was  close  to  his  line  of  battle,  where  the  enemy  had  a 
very  accurate  range  for  their  artillery. 

It  was  always  the  same  where  the  men  under  his  command  were 
engaged.  He  seemed  to  consider  it  his  duty  to  be  on  that  part  of 
the  line  where  the  fire  was  the  hottest.  General  Bidwell  was  one 
of  a  number  of  regimental,  brigade  and  division  commanders  in  the 
Sixth  Corps  who  contributed  very  largely  to  the  reputation  of  that 
corps  for  reliability  —  men  who  could  be  depended  upon  to  do  the 
right  thing,  even  when  no  superior  officer  was  at  hand  to  give 
orders.  General  Bidwell,  at  one  time  in  the  Wilderness,  received 
from  General  Sedgwick,  commander  of  the  Sixth  Corps,  the  title 
of  "  The  Man  of  Iron." 

The  following  two  poems  were  written  by  John  D.  Wells  of 
Buffalo,  New  York,  and  read  by  him  at  the  memorial  services  for 
General  Daniel  Davidson  Bidwell,  on  October  19,  1914: 

A  SOLDIER'S  GRAVE 

They  laid  him  away  in  the  orchard;  that's  all  that  we'll  ever  know; 
That's  all  that  his  comrades  told  us  an'  I'm  kind  o'  glad  it's  so  — 
I'm  glad  that  we  don't  remember  the  battle  an'  wound  an'  pain, 

But  only  the  grave  in  the  orchard  grass 

That  waves   in  the  blossom  rain. 

"  We  laid  him  away  in  the  orchard  "  was  all  that  his  comrades  said : 
Nor  gives  us  that  lief  to  sorrow  or  mourn  for  our  soldier  dead, 
But  only  the  pain  of  partin',  the  thoughts  of  his  far  off  mound, 
An'  him  with  his  hands  crossed  —  thataway  — 
An'   the  Old   Flag  wrapped   around. 

They  laid  him  away  in  the  orchard ;    that's  mebbe  the  reason  why 
I  like  to  set  in  the  gloamin'  in  the  orchard  here  an'  try 
To  picture  him  a-sleepin'  in  the  orchard  there,  the  sound 

Of  drums  an'  bugles  an'  war  fergot, 

An'  the  pink  bloom  all  around. 

That's  why,  when  it's  Decoration  an'  the  vets  tromp  up  an'  down, 

I  ruther  stay  with  feelin's  an'  never  go  off  to  town  — 

To  dream  of  the  place  he's  sleepin',  the  grave  'neath  the  flowered  limb, 

Where  every  day  that  the  blossons   fall, 

It's  Memorial  Day  for  him ! 


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THE  VANISHING  TROOPS 

"  Reveille !  " 

From  out  the  deep,  gray  mists  of  other  days 
You  come  again,  your  tattered  flags  upraise; 
No  roll  of  drums,  no  scream  of  martial  fife, 
No  glint  of  arms,  no  hint  of  hate  or  strife, 
No  hissing  shell,  no  boom  of  hostile  gun, 
But  only  peace,  the  peace  your  victory  won. 

"  Fall  In  !  " 

Form  slowly  now,  and  not  as  once  you  did 
When  war's  alarms  beset  you  and  forbid 
The  lagging  step !     But  let  the  drum  beat  slow, 
With  less  of  vim  than  in  the  Long  Ago; 
For  sturdy  limbs,  that  bore  you  thru  the  fray, 
Are  tremulous  with  weight  of  years  to-day. 

"  Eyes  Front !  " 

Those  dimming  eyes  that  saw  the  battle  smokes 
Of  countless  fields  —  that  roved  from  red  Fair  Oaks 
To  war's  grim  end,  and  saw  the  woe  and  pain, 
The  sacrifice  of  suffering  and  slain 
In  Freedom's  cause!     Nor  chide  the  tears  that  well 
As  all  comes  back  thru  Memory's  magic  spell. 

"Roll   Call!" 

Most  sad  of  all  that  e'en  the  brave  must  die ! 

So  many  called  and  yet  so  few  reply ! 

So  many  lost  from  noble  ranks  that  fought, 

So  many  names  of  comrades  long  forgot! 

And  yet  —  who  knows?  —  perhaps  they  hover  near 

In  spirit  form  and  softly  answer  "  Here !  " 

"  Break  Ranks  !  " 

You  go  from  us,  and  vanish  one  by  one, 

Your  faith  kept  true  and  all  your  service  done! 

And  as  you  go  to  take  your  honored  posts 

With  comrades  there  of  gray  and  blue-clad  hosts, 

You  take  our  love  and  trust  that  ever  will 

God's  blessing  rests  upon  you!     Soldiers  still! 


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Chapter  XII 

SERGEANT  ALEXANDER  H.  McKELVY'S  REPORT  OF  HIS  CAP 
TURE  BY  THE  CONFEDERATES,  SEPTEMBER  17,  1863 

AFTER  THE  BATTLE  OF  GETTYSBURG  General  Meade  moved  the 
Army  of  the  Potomac  to  the  Rappahannock  River,  and  the 
Sixth  Corps  lay  at  Golden  Church,  near  Warrenton,  Vir 
ginia,  till  September  15th,  when  the  first  of  the  "  forward  and  back  " 
movements  was  put  into  history.  We  slept  at  Sulphur  Springs  that 
night  and  on  the  morning  of  the  16th  crossed  the  river  by  pontoon 
bridge,  the  Third  Corps  leading  the  march,  and  about  sundown 
went  into  camp  near  Stonehouse  Mountain,  not  far  from  Culpepper 
Court  House,  and  before  we  could  "  build  coffee "  four  companies 
of  my  regiment,  49th  New  York  Volunteers,  were  ordered  to  go 
on  picket,  my  company,  K,  being  one  of  the  number  and  altho  I 
had  one  full  year  yet  to  serve  that  was  my  last  picket  with  the  old 
army,  but  I  knew  it  not.  We  marched  and  countermarched  and 
floundered  thru  cornfields  and  woods  until  about  midnight  when 
the  line  was  finally  established,  but  alas !  for  the  wisdom  of  our 
officers,  it  was  a  badly  botched  job  as  the  story  will  unfold. 

I  think  the  post  of  which  I  as  sergeant  had  charge,  consisting 
of  five  men,  was  the  extreme  left  wing  of  the  corps  picket  line, 
because  no  guards  were  beyond  us,  so  our  flank  was  "  in  the  air  " 
and  we  in  an  exposed  position.  However,  we  were  not  disturbed  in 
the  night,  for  Lee's  army  upon  Meade's  approach  had  fallen  back  on 
the  Rapidan.  Not  knowing  that  we  had  reached  the  end  of  our 
journey  and  expecting  to  march  in  the  morning,  we  boys  were  up 
betimes,  ate  our  fireless  breakfast,  then  drew  the  charges  from  our 
guns  and  cleaned  them  out  in  good  shape. 

Shortly  after  daylight  our  Major,  William  Ellis,  came  cantering 
gaily  along  the  woods  road,  which  was  romantic  enough  for  a 
lovers'  walk  had  not  its  beauty  and  silence  been  invaded  by  "  grim 
visaged  war,"  and  halted  at  our  post. 

"  Sergeant,"  he  said  in  his  hoarse  voice,  "  we  find  that  there  is 
a  gap  of  some  two  miles  between  the  picket  line  of  the  Third  and 


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Sixth  Corps  which  was  open  all  night.  I  am  going  out  to  correct 
the  lines,  my  objective  point  is  Hudson's  Mills,  and  I  wish  you  to 
take  another  man  with  you,  see  that  your  guns  are  well  loaded, 
follow  me  at  the  double-quick  and  if  you  hear  any  firing,  hasten  to 
my  assistance."  And  then  he  cantered  away  from  us,  disappearing 
in  the  Virginia  forest,  and  I  never  set  eyes  on  the  "  Kanuck  "  major 
again.  I  requested  Nick  Wagner,  a  Company  D  boy,  to  accompany 
me,  and  leaving  our  well-furnished  knapsacks  and  dog  tents  lying 
on  the  ground  in  charge  of  the  remaining  three  men,  we  shouldered 
our  muskets  and  turned  our  faces  towards  the  wilderness  under 
orders  to  follow  and  support  the  officer  of  the  day  beyond  the  lines 
toward  the  enemy. 

As  for  me,  I  never  saw  my  traps,  comrades  or  regiment  again. 
Major  Ellis  joined  our  regiment  at  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York, 
when  it  was  filling  up,  then  called  the  Second  Buffalo,  the  21st  New 
York  Volunteers,  under  Colonel  Rogers,  having  preceded  it  to  the 
front.  This  was  a  two  years  regiment  and  was  mustered  out  in 
1863.  But  the  49th  Regiment  was  not  mustered  out  until  the  end 
of  the  war.  I  do  not  know  whether  Major  Ellis  raised  any  men  or 
not,  but  there  was  a  camp  rumor  afloat  among  the  men  that  he  had 
taken  some  sort  of  leave  from  one  of  Her  Majesty's  rifle  regiments 
in  Canada  in  order  to  see  service  in  the  war  between  the  states.  He 
was  second  lieutenant  in  Company  E,  commanded  by  Captain 
Reuben  E.  Heacock.  Later  he  was  promoted  to  captain  of  Com 
pany  C,  and  in  December,  1862,  he  was  promoted  major  of  the 
regiment.  It  was  his  great  delight  to  break  loose  from  the  monoton 
ous  round  of  camp  life  and  go  on  a  scouting  trip  beyond  the  lines 
in  pursuit  of  adventure  and  pleasure,  for  it  was  rumored  that  he 
\vas  not  averse  to  the  charms  of  the  fair  sex.  He  was  always  well 
mounted  and  on  this  occasion  he  rode  a  powerful  black  horse,  fleet 
of  foot,  and  able  to  extricate  his  dare  devil  master  from  any  diffi 
culty  he  might  plunge  into. 

We  boys  at  the  outset  were  so  eager  to  obey  orders  that  we  did 
not  stop  to  see  that  our  guns  were  well  loaded,  but  while  on  the 
dog-trot  in  order  to  save  time  we  loaded,  and  thereby  made  a 
serious  mistake,  for  had  we  loaded  with  the  regulation  cartridges, 
powder  and  ball,  the  result  in  my  case  would  have  been  far  different, 
as  you  shall  see  before  I  finish  this  tale.  We  used  what  was  called 


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by  the  boys  the  "  beeswax  "  cartridge,  which  required  no  biting  to 
break  the  package,  but  they  were  not  sure  to  explode  as  we  found  to 
our  great  sorrow  that  day. 

Now  we  knew  no  more  concerning  the  locality  of  Hudson's  Mills 
than  we  did  of  Heaven,  but  we  followed  the  tracks  of  the  major's 
horse  for  a  short  distance  till  we  came  to  a  small  branch  where 
the  trail  was  split,  one  part  crossing  the  stream  and  the  other 
continued  up  the  left  bank,  and,  having  lost  the  horse  tracks,  crossed 
the  creek  and  trotted  along  in  those  beautiful  woods  until  we 
debouched  on  a  forest  road,  striking  it  at  a  right  angle. 

Here  we  noticed  with  some  considerable  surprise  that  the  road 
was  cut  up  by  a  body  of  horse  which  had  but  recently  passed,  as 
the  tracks  were  freshly  cut  in  the  damp  soil.  Which  way  now  to 
Hudson's  Mills,  and  had  the  major  encountered  this  "  critter  com 
pany  "  of  Stuart's  cavalry?  And  if  so,  who  came  out  best? 

All  these  points  were  duly  canvassed  with  my  little  Dutch 
comrade,  then  we  went  to  the  right-hand  on  a  hazard.  Soon  we 
emerged  from  the  forest  into  the  bright  sunlight  of  a  warm  Septem 
ber  day,  and  the  sun  felt  hot  to  two  innocent  boys  who  had  been 
making  a  fast  march  in  an  earnest  endeavor  to  keep  pace  with  a 
fast  horse  ridden  by  a  reckless  rider.  Here  was  an  opening  of  a 
few  acres  in  the  pines,  and  we  saw  the  road  pass  into  a  small  valley, 
cross  the  branch  and  ascend  a  small  hill,  on  the  summit  of  which 
it  disappeared  into  a  gloomy  forest. 

It  was  about  eleven  o'clock  when  we  stopped  near  the  stream  and 
turned  into  the  bushes  to  gather  some  tempting  looking  thimble 
berries,  for  we  were  hungry  after  our  rapid  change  of  base,  and 
when  was  it  ever  known  that  boys  could  pass  a  berry  patch  without 
levying  a  toll  ?  Then  with  our  guns  at  right  shoulder  shift  we  pushed 
up  the  slope  and  soon  came  abreast  of  an  old  log  barn,  from  which 
came  sounds  of  grinding  and  low  voices  of  men.  Now  wild 
thoughts  ran  thru  our  minds  whether  the  grinding  was  on  the 
peaceful  scythe  or  the  warlike  saber,  and  gruesome  tales  of  bush 
whackers  came  surging  under  our  army  hats. 

Just  then  we  spied  a  small  lad  perched  on  a  gate  post  and  as  his 
eyes  bugged  out  at  the  sight  of  the  blue-coated  Yanks,  we  concluded 
we  were  pioneers  in  that  wild  section,  for  there  was  not  a  dwelling 
in  sight. 


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I  plied  the  young  Johnny  with  questions  thus,  "  Sonny,  have  you 
seen  a  Yankee  on  a  black  horse  with  a  saber  on  the  saddle  pass 
here  this  morning?  "  "  No."  "  Have  any  men  on  horses  passed?  " 
"Yes."  "Which  way  were  they  going?"  "That  way,"  pointing 
to  a  pine-crowned  hill.  Then  the  vital  qustion  last.  "  Johnny,  what 
was  the  color  of  the  soldiers'  clothes  ?  "  "  Oh,  gray !  "  "  I  thought 
so,"  said  I,  and  "  Now,  Nick,  I  think  we  will  find  it  to  our  interest 
to  retrace  our  steps." 

So  we  went  back  quite  rapidly  until  we  reached  the  junction  of  the 
roads  and  this  time  we  took  the  other  end  of  it,  and  traveled  east 
with  hope  in  our  breasts.  "  And  now  for  the  Mills  and  the  major,  for 
we're  all  right  now."  Soon  we  left  the  woods  and  came  in  sight 
of  a  charming  landscape,  and  "  Can  it  be?  Yes,  Nick,  there's  a 
mill  pond  ;  the  Mills  at  last ;  didn't  I  tell  you  ?" 

Down  the  road  we  trudged  at  a  good  gait  and  soon  came  up 
against  a  stone  fence  which  stood  in  front  of  a  row  of  cottages 
where  the  road  turned  square  to  the  right.  We  noticed  some  women 
in  the  door  yards,  and  they  were  dividing  their  attention  between 
us  and  something  absorbing  away  to  their  left,  where  the  road  made 
an  upward  turn  after  crossing  below  the  dam,  and  evidently  they 
were  nervous.  I  stepped  up  to  the  garden  wall  and  made  an  inquiry 
of  a  woman  with  regard  to  the  missing  major,  but  she  had  not  seen 
him  and  I  asked  no  more  questions,  but  now  the  entire  colony,  white 
and  black,  women  and  children,  but  not  a  man  in  sight,  seemed 
to  be  in  the  open  air,  and  much  interested  in  the  advance  of  the 
Yankees. 

As  we  were  attracting  much  attention  we  moved  on,  and  as 
we  were  going  up  a  narrow  lane  I  saw,  just  ahead  on  my  left,  a  low 
house  behind  which  was  a  black  horse  tied,  and  a  saber  on  the 
saddle.  "  Look,  Nick,  there  is  the  major's  horse,  and  he  is  in  the 
house  buzzing  with  the  women  as  usual."  "  Oh,  we're  surely  right 
this  time."  Were  we?  As  we  moved  confidently  up  that  lane  to 
join  Ellis  and  report  our  arrival,  we  saw  an  unusual  commotion 
behind  the  low  cabin,  for  just  then  there  dashed  out  a  fellow  on  a 
horse,  and  out  of  the  heel  of  my  eye  I  saw  two  other  "  butternuts  " 
mounted  and  going  like  "  Jehu  "  in  the  opposite  direction,  well  down 
over  their  horses'  necks  as  if  they  feared  a  volley. 


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Well,  this  did  not  look  much  like  finding  the  major,  but  it  did 
take  on  an  air  of  business,  with  signs  of  something  doing  in  "  Old 
Virginny."  "  Mr.  Johnny "  was  seated  on  a  low  black  broncho 
short  of  limb,  and  as  the  rider  had  the  appearance  of  being  six  feet 
two  or  three  inches  in  height,  his  feet  nearly  touched  the  ground 
as  he  advanced  to  the  combat. 

I  repressed  a  desire  to  laugh  at  his  ludicrous  figure,  for  well  I 
knew  this  encounter  would  result  in  something  more  than  a  line 
of  comedy  before  the  curtain  was  rung  down  on  the  last  act.  His 
face  was  sallow,  his  hair  long,  his  dress  was  of  the  usual  shade,  about 
the  color  of  a  ploughed  field ;  but  the  gentleman  from  "  Nawth 
Cahlina,  suh,"  was  "  heeled  "-  —  no  allusion  to  "  tar  "•  —  in  a  scandal 
ously  munificent  manner,  for  he  had  a  carbine,  saber  and  six- 
barrelled  pistol.  I  had  a  Springfield  musket  with  one  shot  and  that 
a  "  patent  fraud." 

As  he  bravely  dashed  out  from  cover  he  gave  us  the  usual  current 
salutation,  "Halt,  you  -  -  Yankee!"  We  obeyed  orders  by 

halting  and  bringing  our  guns  to  the  shoulder,  and  then  I  replied 
in  the  usual  manner,  "  Halt  yourself  and  see  how  you  like  it."  And 
then  the  fight  was  on  in  earnest.  Like  one  the  three  weapons 
sounded,  but  no  report,  as  they  all  failed  to  explode  the  cap,  and 
now  all  he  had  to  do  was  to  pull,  if  his  pistol  was  a  self-cocking 
one,  and  another  barel  was  ready  for  business,  while  I  had  to  bring 
my  piece  from  the  aim  to  my  side,  pull  back  the  hammer,  remove 
the  defective  cap,  open  a  cap  box  at  belt,  extract,  place  and  press 
down  on  nipple  a  fresh  cap,  then  aim.  I  worked  fast  with  Libby 
Prison  yawning  for  me  and  was  just  raising  the  depressed  muzzle 
of  the  gun,  when  bang  went  his  pistol  and  something  had  struck 
my  left  leg  below  the  knee,  and  it  was  powerless  and  paralyzed  up 
to  my  body  in  one  second  of  time.  I  felt  myself  falling,  the  impact 
of  the  ball  against  the  bone  forcing  me  nearly  one-half  way  around, 
but  I  made  up  my  mind  that  I  would  not  fall  prone  in  the  dirt  if  I 
could  prevent  it,  so  by  a  quick  movement  I  brought  my  gun  around 
and  thrust  it  in  the  ground  and  thus  supported  I  managed  to  arrest 
my  fall.  As  I  had  but  one  leg  left  to  stand  on,  with  the  aid  of  my 
piece  I  twisted  around  and  again  faced  my  friend  in  gray. 

And  now  I  had  to  balance  on  my  good  right  leg  and  at  the  same 
time  bring  my  gun  to  bear  on  him,  and  thus  swaying  to  the  right 


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and  to  the  left,  I  finally  pulled  the  trigger  and  she  cracked.  When 
the  smoke  lifted  I  saw  his  little  horse  whirling  around  like  a  dog 
ready  to  lie  down,  and  my  thought  was  that  I  missed  him  and  struck 
the  animal,  but  the  next  moment  that  hope  was  dispelled.,  for  out  of 
the  top  of  the  tree  under  which  we  had  halted,  there  came  trickling 
down  a  small  shower  of  leaves,  showing  that  my  bullet  had  gone  wide 
of  the  mark.  And  just  then  he  having  been  reinforced  by  another 
Johnny,  who  had  remained  behind  the  house  to  bridle  his  horse,  a 
lengthy  operation,  came  charging  down  on  us  with  carbine  in  place 
and  saber  drawn.  Not  wishing  in  my  helpless  state  to  be  ridden 
into  the  dust  I  dropped  my  gun,  threw  up  my  hands  and  said :  "  We 
surrender."  Mr.  Puckett,  for  that  was  his  name,  rode  his  horse 
nearly  on  me,  with  his  saber  raised  over  my  head,  said,  "  Hand  up 
that  ar  gun,"  which  with  much  difficulty  I  did.  Then,  "  Hand  up  that 
cartridge  box,"  and  then,  "  Have  you  ary  side  arms?"  Then  grow 
ing  nervous  and  wrathy  he  said,  "  Be  lively  now,  as  I  suspect  there's 
a  lot  of  you'uns  out  here  and  I  ain't  going  to  be  captured  if  I 
know  it." 

I  assured  him  we  were  the  only  two  we  knew  of,  except  our 
major  who  could  not  be  found.  Then  a  great  noise  rose  near  us 
and  we  saw  the  other  horseman  trying  to  persuade  Nick  with  his 
saber  to  surrender  to  the  Confederacy  and  notwithstanding  some 
ornate  swearing  and  threats  that  were  awful,  Nick  stood  like  the 
Rock  of  Gibralter,  strongly  intrenched  behind  a  little  thornbush  in 
the  ditch,  with  two  cartridges  in  his  gun  —  for  it  had  failed  the 
second  time  —  and  his  gun  in  position  of  charge  bayonet  with  the 
bayonet  in  its  scabbard.  I  said,  "  Nick,  give  up  your  gun,  we've  got 
to  cave,"  and  then  he  quit  his  resistance,  the  battle  was  over  and 
the  South  had  won. 

Then  Puckett  broke  out  again  and  ordered  me  to  turn  about  and 
double-quick  back  to  the  first  house  as  he  feared  capture  by  our 
men,  and  when  for  obvious  reasons  I  hesitated,  he  said  with  an 
oath,  "  I've  a  good  mind  to  split  you  down,"  and  at  the  same  time 
making  a  demonstration  with  his  saber.  Then  I  got  mad  at  such 
inhuman  treatment  and  blazed  out  at  him  with,  "  Split  and  be 
nanged  to  you,  I  can't  double-quick  as  I  am  wounded."  At  this 
he  softened  and  said,  "  I  did  not  know  I  hit  you."  "  Yes,"  I  said, 


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"  I  have  a  bullet  in  the  leg."  "  Well  get  back  to  the  house  the 
best  you  can  and  I'll  get  a  boss  to  take  you  to  camp." 

So  I  called  Nick  and  throwing  my  left  arm  over  his  shoulders  I 
used  him  for  a  crutch  and  thus  supported  hopped  on  my  good  leg 
back  to  where  we  saw  the  women. 

My  army  brogan  was  full  of  blood  and  it  spurting  at  every  step. 
Things  began  to  turn  blue,  then  black,  and  just  as  I  reached  some 
steps  at  the  stone  wall  I  saw  a  pail  containing  water  and  a  tin  cup, 
and  I  had  the  sense  and  spunk  to  scoop  up  a  pint  of  that  cold 
water  drawn  from  the  bottom  of  a  deep  well,  and  drink  for  my  life. 
Oh !  the  "  nectar  of  the  gods  "  could  not  be  mentioned  in  the  same 
day  with  that  sparkling,  life-giving  water,  and  it  saved  me  from 
the  humiliation  of  a  tip  over  before  all  those  Johnnies. 

Then  my  captor,  wishing  to  tie  up  the  wound  and  stop  the  flow 
of  blood,  asked  for  my  handkerchief.  I  thrust  my  hand  within  my 
blouse,  but  it  was  gone  and  I  recalled  that  when  I  unbuckled  my 
belt  it  must  have  slipped  down  in  the  road ;  but  the  kind  woman 
who  had  provided  the  water  now  brought  out  some  cloths  in 
obedience  to  the  request  of  Puckett,  one  of  which  he  tied  above 
the  bullet  hole  as  a  torniquet  to  shut  off  the  flow  of  blood.  Next 
he  asked  one  of  the  farmers  to  bring  out  a  horse,  and  when  the 
farmer  mumbled  something,  Puckett  said,  "  I'll  not  ask  you  again," 
placing  his  hand  on  his  pistol,  so  a  saddle  horse  was  brought.  I 
was  helped  into  the  saddle,  the  small  horseman  took  the  lead,  I 
went  next,  Nick  walked  behind  my  horse  and  Puckett  brought 
up  the  rear.  We  went  back  over  the  road,  past  the  berry  patch  and 
the  log  barn,  and  when  we  reached  the  crest  of  the  pine  hill,  Puckett 
said  to  me,  "  Our  regiment  camped  here  this  morning  and  are  now 
on  their  way  to  the  river."  So  when  we  two  innocents  were  at 
the  log  cabin  we  were  within  one-fourth  of  a  mile  of  a  regiment  of 
Confederate  cavalry,  and  we  barely  missed  a  squadron  of  them  fall 
ing  back  from  a  scouting  trip  to  join  the  regiment  then  about  to 
march.  Puckett  sent  word  ahead  to  halt  the  regiment  as  he  had 
some  Yankee  prisoners,  one  of  whom  was  wounded,  and  as  we  were 
climbing  a  long  hill  Puckett  remarked,  "  Sergeant,  just  turn  your 
hoss  and  look  back." 

I  saw  about  two  miles  in  our  rear  a  city  of  tents  on  the  side 
of  the  mountain.  "You  know  who  them  soldiers  is?"  "No,"  I 


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answered  him.  "  Them's  Sedgwick's  men."  And  as  I  gazed  on  the 
camp  of  the  old  Sixth  Corps  on  Stonehouse  Mountain  for  the  last 
time,  my  eyes  filled  with  tears,  for  I  had  a  brother  and  many  good 
comrades  there,  and  I  was  being  carried  away  from  them  perhaps 
never  to  see  them  more.  My  heart  was  heavy  and  sad,  but  I  soon 
saw  something  that  brightened  me  up  a  bit,  and  as  you  will  never 
guess  what  it  is,  I  will  tell  you. 

Puckett  said,  "  Why  there's  the  major."  Well,  I  jumped  in  the 
saddle  for,  I  thought,  the  lost  major  at  last,  and  a  prisoner  too, 
but  it  was  the  major  of  the  2d  North  Carolina  Cavalry  whom  I  now 
beheld  and  not  Bill  Ellis. 

Let  me  try  to  describe  that  gentleman.  He  sat  on  his  steed  on  a 
high  bank  at  the  roadside,  evidently  awaiting  our  approach.  He 
was  dressed  from  his  drooping  plume  to  his  silver  spurs  in  as  fine 
a  United  States  uniform  as  I  ever  saw  on  any  officer,  not  excepting 
a  general.  He  was  a  handsome  man,  probably  a  West  Pointer,  and 
on  his  head  he  wore  a  United  States  army  hat,  looped  up  at  one 
side  with  a  fine  metal  ornament,  and  a  long  black  plume  which 
drooped  over  one  shoulder,  a  fine  blue  uniform  coat  with  brass 
buttons,  azure  blue  trousers,  gold-corded  at  the  seams,  a  great 
blue  cape  overcoat  reaching  well  below  the  knees,  long  thigh  boots, 
well  polished,  with  spurs  at  heels,  long  gauntlet  riding  gloves,  fine 
belt,  etc.,  and  his  horse,  a  beautiful  animal,  was  splendidly 
caparisoned. 

As  we  rode  up  and  saluted  he  doffed  his  hat  and  returned  the 
salute,  as  if  I  had  been  General  Sedgwick,  and  remarked,  "  Good 
morning,  Sergeant.  I  am  sorry  to  learn  that  you  are  wounded,  but 
such  is  the  fortune  of  war.  I  have  sent  word  to  detain  an  ambulance 
for  you  to  ride  in,  and  we  will  take  good  care  of  you." 

"  Good  morning."  And  then  he  cantered  gracefully  away  to  his 
troops  and  we  followed  at  a  walk.  Shortly  we  came  up  where  they 
were  halted  in  the  narrow  road,  one  file  in  the  left  ditch  and  the 
other  in  the  right,  the  buttocks  of  the  horses  being  very  close 
together,  and  as  we  threaded  our  way  thru  that  narrow  lane  of 
men  and  animals,  my  poor  swollen  and  inflamed  leg  got  many  a 
shock,  and  to  add  to  my  discomfort  those  men  made  abusive  and 
insulting  remarks  as  I  ran  the  gauntlet,  and  they  said  to  Puckett, 

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"  Why  didn't  you  kill  the  Yank?"  "  I'd  never  took  the  trouble  to 
bring  that  thing  in." 

And  similar  brotherly  remarks.  Said  Puckett,  sotto  voce,  as  we 
crowded  thru  the  ranks,  "  Don't  mind  them,  they  don't  bite."  But 
I  wondered  why  I  was  assailed  by  regular  soldiers,  for  we  expected 
and  generally  received  fairly  good  treatment  from  them  in  contrast 
to  that  received  from  guerillas  and  bushwackers.  On  inquiry  I 
learned  that  the  fact  of  my  shooting  at  Puckett  after  he  had  wounded 
me  had  gone  ahead  of  me,  and  it  appeared  the  act  was  regarded  as 
a  sort  of  crime  that  could  not  be  overlooked  by  those  rude  fellows, 
hence  the  impromptu  reception  accorded  me.  At  the  head  of  the 
regiment  I  was  placed  in  the  "  avalanch  "  as  it  was  called,  which 
was  an  old  canvas  covered  market  wagon,  hauled  by  a  span  of 
mules  and  driven  by  a  black  man.  It  contained  a  general  assort 
ment  of  articles  from  cornstalks  for  the  mules  to  a  skillet  for  frying 
meat. 

Also  a  pet  woodchuck  and  a  sick  nigger,  for  society,  I  presume, 
on  the  march.  The  wretched  trails  over  which  we  passed  were 
called  roads  by  courtesy  and  good  only  in  spots,  and  when  we  came 
to  a  "  branch  "  it  generally  was  at  the  bottom  of  a  deep  gully  with 
steep  sides  both  ways,  and  when  descending  everything  in  the 
wagon  would  avalanch  to  the  front  end,  and  pulling  up  the  slope 
everything  would  swoop  back  to  the  tail  board,  forward  and  back 
at  each  branch,  and  it  served  to  vary  the  prison  life,  in  a  measure. 
My  recollection  is  that  we  camped  one  night  in  the  wilderness,  and 
the  cavalrymen  and  their  horses  were  living  off  the  cornfields  as 
they  had  no  rations  of  any  description.  On  the  last  day's  journey 
we  stopped  at  a  farm  house,  and  I  was  told  I  could  get  a  good  dinner 
there,  and  being  very  hungry  after  two  days'  fasting,  I  did  ample 
justice  to  the  fine  meal  they  brought  to  the  wagon,  which  included 
chicken,  green  corn  and  many  other  good  things,  cooked  by  some 
fine  old  colored  mammy,  I  "  reckon,"  and  I  paid  a  dollar  for  the 
feast.  A  smart  shower  fell  while  I  was  dining  table  de  hote,  de 
wagon,  which  laid  the  dust  on  the  road,  and  that  evening  we  joined 
Jeb  Stuart's  cavalry  division  and  camped  in  a  fine  grove  at  Liberty 
Mills  on  the  Rapidan,  where  I  spent  my  second  night  with  the 
Confederates.  The  sudden  advance  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac 


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had  caused  General  Lee  to  place  his  forces  along  the  banks  of  the 
river,  and  I  saw  them  building  rifle  pits  when  I  crossed  the  river. 
I  had  a  good  supper  including  fresh  beef,  and  then  slept  between 
my  two  captors.  The  next  morning  Puckett  asked  permission  of 
his  captain  to  deliver  me  at  Orange  Court  House,  so  I  was  mounted 
once  more  and  we  forded  the  river,  which  was  very  low.  We  saw 
many  Southern  soldiers  working  on  the  defences  preparing  for  a 
possible  attack.  Soon  we  left  the  river  behind  us,  and  as  we  were 
climbing  a  long  hill  we  were  overtaken  by  a  party  of  horsemen, 
whom  we  took  to  be  from  Richmond,  some  of  them  perhaps,  con 
nected  with  the  Confederate  government.  They  were  all  well 
dressed,  wearing  tall  light  fur  hats  with  black  bands,  and  seemed 
to  be  of  an  inquisitive  turn  of  mind.  One  of  them  took  a  warm 
interest  in  the  Yankee  prisoner  for  he  rode  by  my  side  for  a  con 
siderable  distance  and  was  very  friendly.  Evidently  he  thought  he 
had  struck  a  mine  of  information  from  Union  sources,  in  the  smooth 
faced  Northern  lad,  but  I  am  inclined  to  think  the  information  he 
received  did  not  materially  affect  the  subsequent  conduct  of  the  war. 
He  greeted  me  courteously  and  after  an  allusion  to  my  misfortune, 
he  opened  his  question  battery  on  me  with  great  spirit. 

"  Eh,  by  the  way,  what  part  of  the  army  do  you  belong  to, 
soldier?  "  and  "  Ah,  yes,  now  about  how  many  men  are  there  in  the 
Potomac  army?"  "Really,  I  don't  know."  "Well,  you  say  you 
belong  to  the  Sixth  Corps,  can  you  tell  me  how  many  men  Sedg- 
wick  has?"  "No,  sir,  I  could  not."  "You  have  no  idea  of  the 
strength  of  your  own  corps,  even,"  in  a  somewhat  sarcastic  manner. 
"  I  am  not  in  a  position  to  know  the  number  of  fighting  men  as 
I  am  not  in  the  Adjutant  General's  Department."  "  Ah,  yes,  I  see," 
and  then  abruptly,  "What  is  Meade  out  here  for  at  this  time?" 
"  Really,  I  could  not  say  as  I  am  not  in  the  counsels  of  the  com 
mander,  being  but  a  common  soldier  in  the  ranks."  He  apologized 
in  a  weak  way ;  then  they  spurred  up  the  hill  and  left  us. 

The  fellow  tried  to  pump  me  and  I  turned  agnostic,  and  while  I 
knew  the  strength  of  my  corps,  and  approximately  the  strength  of 
the  army,  I  did  not  propose  to  furnish  any  information  for  the  Jeff 
Davis  gang  at  Richmond. 

By  this  time  we  were  nearing  Orange  Court  House  and  the  first 
building  we  saw  was  a  schoolhouse  which  stood  on  sloping  ground, 


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and  the  playground  was  leveled  up  and  held  in  place  by  high  stone 
walls  which,  at  that  time  were  covered  by  young  schoolboys  who 
gave  us  a  warm  and  hilarious  reception  as  we  rode  past. 

"Hey,  Yank,  whar  you  uns  gwine?"  "  Gwine  to  Richmond 
hain't  ye?"  "  How  ju  like  it  fars  you  gone?"  and  other  choice  bits 
of  fine  English.  We  came  to  the  town  pump  in  the  middle  of  the 
street,  and  the  fever  in  my  wound  gave  me  a  mighty  thirst  so 
Puckett  gave  me  a  big  cupful  of  cold  water  which  put  new  life  in  me. 

He  turned  me  over  to  the  authorities,  and  I  took  leave  of  my 
captor  whom  I  had  come  to  like  as  a  comrade,  altho  we  had  a  few 
days  before  tried  hard  to  kill  each  other.  That  was  characteristic 
of  rank  and  file,  for  they  became  friends  and  fellow  soldiers. 
Puckett  told  me  in  a  conversation  previous  to  this,  that  when  his 
pistol  snapped  he  held  it  on  my  breast,  but  as  we  boys  showed  a 
pretty  brave  front  he  resolved  he  would  not  kill  me,  but  would 
"  wing  "  me  and  put  me  out  of  service.  He  was  a  North  Carolina 
mountaineer,  and  that  he  could  ride  and  shoot  I  had  conclusive  evi 
dence  for  he  shot  me  in  the  leg  with  a  pistol  while  sitting  on  his 
pony  at  a  distance  of  say,  the  length  of  a  town  square  in  Warren, 
which  is  four  hundred  and  sixty-six  feet.  He  also  told  me  he  had 
carried  "  that  ar  gun  for  two  years  "  and  had  never  known  it  to 
miss  "  afore  "  and  added  he  was  mighty  glad  it  missed.  He  let  me 
handle  the  weapon  and  I  noted  it  was  English,  Carr's  patent,  and 
the  cartridge  was  also  English,  Eley's  patent,  and  the  pistol  was  a 
"  six  shooter  "  and  about  the  same  size  and  caliber  as  our  Colt's 
navy  revolver. 

If  he  was  glad  he  had  missed  killing  me,  I  was  no  less  glad  of 
that  fact  and  I  told  him  we  were  both  fortunate  and  glad  over  the 
skirmish,  for  he  said  my  minnie  ball  was  a  very  close  one  to  his  ear. 
Query.  If  he  could  get  me  in  the  leg,  as  he  did,  what  show  of 
escape  had  I  with  his  pistol  bearing  on  my  breast,  and  if  with  but 
one  leg  to  stand  on  I  gave  him  a  close  call,  what  chance  would  he 
have  had  if  my  gun  had  not  failed?  It  must  have  been  that  our 
unworthy  lives  were  spared  by  One  greater  than  any  mere  army 
commander. 

William  Raoull  Puckett,  Company  B,  2d  North  Carolina  Cavalry, 
was  a  brave  soldier  in  a  mistaken  cause,  for  altho  he  was  but  one 


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of  four  on  that  picket  post,  one  of  whom  was  a  sergeant,  he  rode  out 
alone  and  faced  us  without  hesitation. 

He  and  I  swapped  pocket  knives,  greenbacks,  bluebacks,  and  per 
haps  graybacks,  who  knows,  and  I  presented  him  with  my  silver 
Greek  cross  from  the  front  of  my  army  hat  which  he  admired  and 
asked  questions  about,  and  so  the  blue  and  the  gray  of  the  North 
and  South,  Pennsylvania  and  North  Carolina,  met,  fought  and 
parted,  never  again  to  meet  in  this  world.  I  was  placed  in  an  empty 
building,  a  common  board  structure  facing  the  main  street,  as  if  it 
might  have  been  built  for  a  store  and  as  it  contained  nothing  but  a 
pile  of  clean  straw,  I  was  not  embarrassed  with  the  care  of  fine 
furniture.  There  was  a  guard  at  the  only  door  of  the  place  to 
prevent  my  escape  and  attack  on  the  rear  of  Lee's  army,  my  meals 
were  brought  in  and  placed  on  the  floor  near  my  pile  of  straw  which 
I  occupied  all  the  time  as  I  could  not  move  about  the  room.  Once 
I  head  the  jingling  of  accoutrements  made  by  a  body  of  horsemen, 
and  I  called  out,  "Guard,  who  are  those  men  passing?"  "General 
Lee  and  his  staff  on  their  way  to  the  front."  How  I  regretted  that 
I  had  not  five  minutes  notice  of  their  approach,  for  I  would  have 
crawled  across  that  rough  floor  to  the  door  to  have  a  look  at  Robert 
Lee  and  his  staff.  The  one  night  I  slept  there  was  a  sharp  Septem 
ber  one,  and  as  I  was  thinly  clad  I  felt  the  cold  keenly  as  I  burrowed 
deeper  in  my  straw  couch.  I  was  visited  here  by  a  Confederate 
surgeon  who  probed  my  leg  for  the  ball,  and  this  was  done  by  army 
surgeons  from  where  I  joined  the  cavalry  all  the  way  to  Richmond, 
and  I  may  add  that  none  of  them  located  the  bullet  that  maimed  me 
for  life. 

On  the  second  evening  I  was  placed  in  a  fine  ambulance  car  on 
the  train  for  Richmond,  with  a  few  other  prisoners,  and  on  arriving 
at  the  Confederate  capital  about  eleven  p.  M.  I  was  removed  and 
placed  in  another  old  "  avalanch  "  then  over  the  cobblestone  pave 
ments  thru  a  fog  that  might  have  been  cut  in  chunks  and  sold  for 
ice,  to  the  magnificent  Hotel  de  Libby,  where  I  was  put  up  for  a 
week. 

I  was  carried  in  on  a  stretcher  and  placed  on  a  cot,  and  made  as 
comfortable  as  circumstances  would  permit.  Our  nurses  were  able 
bodied  Union  soldiers  detailed  for  that  purpose,  and  they  were  kind 


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and  faithful  and  showed  much  interest  in  our  care.  The  old  place 
was  full  of  vermin,  the  beds  were  literally  black  with  body  lice,  and 
every  morning  the  floor  was  mopped  and  flooded  to  try  and  drown 
the  brutes. 

The  food  supplied  was  not  well  suited  to  the  appetite  of  a  wounded 
man,  who  was  very  feverish.  It  consisted  of  good  wheat  loaf  bread, 
a  soup  made  of  meat  and  rice,  with  stewed  dried  peaches  sadly  in 
need  of  a  worm  specific,  for  dessert. 

I  rather  think  I  might  have  starved  but  for  the  advent  of  a  dear 
matronly  black  mammie,  who  came  in  the  hospital  every  day  with 
a  wooden  bucket  on  her  turbaned  head  with  new  fresh  buttermilk 
churned,  she  said,  by  her  young  mistress  in  the  city.  As  I  was  a 
farmer  boy  and  very  fond  of  buttermilk,  I  gladly  bought  this  delight 
ful  food  beverage  and  paid  fifty  cents  a  quart,  Confederate  money, 
of  which  I  had  a  fair  supply,  as  I  had  exchanged  with  Puckett  at  a 
ratio  of  twenty  to  one.  Breaking  the  bread  in  the  milk  I  fared 
sumptuously,  and  the  milk  was  very  cooling  and  soothing  to  my 
feverish  blood  and  nerves. 

One  morning  a  lot  of  doctors  came  in  to  look  me  over  and  get 
the  bullet  out  of  my  leg,  and  among  the  young  army  surgeons  was 
an  old  citizen  doctor  of  the  city  whom  I  learned  was  always  brought 
in  when  they  had  a  particularly  difficult  case  of  Yankee  carving 
on  the  board.  Well,  they  went  at  me  with  a  full  case  of  "  carpenter  " 
tools,  and  they  were  in  a  shamefully  dull  condition,  and  no  anes 
thetics  to  give  me,  so  I  may  say  I  had  a  very  bad  half  hour.  They 
made  an  incision  thru  the  bullet  hole  some  five  or  six  inches  in 
length,  then  the  old  butcher  inserted  three  fingers  and  explored  to 
the  right  and  then  reversed  and  fingered  to  the  left,  evidently  think 
ing  the  ball  had  gone  between  the  bones  of  the  leg. 

I  think  if  I  had  had  a  silver  dollar  between  my  teeth  during  that 
torture,  I  could  easily  have  changed  it  into  quarter  dollars,  but  I 
didn't  break  down  before  those  Johnnies  and  I  was  thankful  for 
that.  Two  days  later  the  boss  carver  came  back  and  tackled  the 
other  side  of  my  leg  and  laid  open  the  calf  to  the  bone  as  if  he  had 
thought  the  ball  had  passed  thru  or  around  the  bone. 

This  operation  did  not  hurt  quite  so  much,  and  I  was  getting  so 
I  rather  enjoyed  it  by  this  time,  but  I  did  not  forget  the  sensation 


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caused  by  those  dull  knives  on  the  rolling  muscles  of  the  calf,  as  he 
forced  his  way  by  main  strength  to  the  bone.  I  was  told  by  our 
boys  that  the  old  doctor  was  making  a  collection  of  Yankee  relics, 
so  I  imagine  he  was  disappointed  when  he  did  not  find  the  ball. 

One  night  the  welcome  news  came  floating  in  that  a  flag  of  truce 
boat  had  arrived  at  City  Point,  and  an  exchange  of  prisoners  of  war 
would  be  made ;  and  we  all  felt  gay  at  the  prospect  of  "  Johnny 
marching  home,"  but  alas !  for  our  hopes,  for  I  was  told  that  I  was 
too  badly  wounded  to  be  sent  to  our  lines,  and  a  captain  with  a 
thigh  amputation  was  to  be  left  with  me,  both  to  be  eaten  up  of 
vermin  and  the  dreaded  gangrene,  if  we  remained  in  that  pest  house 
long,  not  to  speak  of  possible  death  resulting  from  our  serious 
wounds. 

So  I  lay  the  victim  of  dark  despair  as  I  thought  I  could  see  my 
finish  far  from  home  and  friends,  but  just  as  the  last  man  had  been 
carried  out  at  about  two  p.  M.  in  rushed  our  nurses  saying  "  The 
orders  are  that  every  man  must  go  and  the  hospital  cleaned  out." 
"  Hooray  for  us,"  I  cried  and  I  felt  like  getting  up  and  dancing  on 
one  leg.  Well,  the  boys  got  the  poor,  almost  unconscious,  captain 
ready,  and  fished  out  and  pulled  on  to  me  the  bloody  blue  trousers, 
put  on  blouse  and  hat,  picked  me  up  and  out  again  into  the  James 
River  fog,  into  the  old  market  wagon  once  more,  the  mules  were 
whipped  up  and  and  it  was  goodbye  Libby  to  the  tune  of  "  The 
Girl  I  Left  Behind  Me." 

I  saw  Libby  just  thirty  years  later  in  Chicago  at  the  Columbian 
Exposition,  walked  all  over  it  with  my  family  and  picked  out  as 
nearly  as  I  could  the  spot  where  my  cot  had  stood,  and  it  was 
between  the  picture  of  Grant  and  Sherman  as  they  hung  on  the  wall 
of  the  old  tobacco  warehouse.  Over  the  cobblestones  to  the  station 
where  we  were  placed  in  box  cattle  cars,  I  was  laid  softly  on  the  floor, 
and  away  towards  liberty  down  thru  Petersburg  to  City  Point,  and 
as  I  was  carried  on  a  stretcher  from  car  to  boat,  I  caught  a  glimpse 
of  "  Old  Glory  "  floating  from  the  flag  staff  of  the  steamer  where 
it  lay  below  the  bluff,  and  the  sight  was  so  delicious  that  my  eyes 
were  filled  with  tears  of  genuine  joy  and  gladness. 

I  have  forgotten  to  say  that  I  never  saw  Nick  Wagner  after  we 
joined  the  cavalry,  but  he  was  taken  to  Richmond  and  placed  on 


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Belle  Isle  and  later  exchanged  and  it  was  some  twenty-five  to  thirty 
years  before  I  set  eyes  on  him  again  at  a  Reunion  of  the  old  regi 
ment  at  Jamestown,  New  York.  When  he  was  captured  he  was  a 
smooth  faced  young  fellow,  and  I  had  to  pierce  the  disguise  of  a  full 
beard  and  dark  hair,  but  I  soon  had  him  by  the  hand  and  was  intro 
duced  to  his  wife,  who  accompanied  him  from  Cleveland,  where  he 
now  lives  surrounded  by  his  family. 

I  was  carried  below  on  the  boat  and  placed  on  a  clean  cot,  then 
was  given  a  good  meal  of  such  food  as  I  could  eat  and  digest;  the 
surgeons  looked  me  over,  and  we  steamed  down  the  James  past 
scenes  of  former  campaigns,  'Harrison's  Landing,  Yorktown,  New 
port  News,  Hampton,  Fortress  Monroe,  and  up  the  historic  Potomac, 
until  we  tied  up  at  the  wharf  at  Annapolis,  Maryland.  Here  we  were 
carried  into  the  grounds  of  the  Naval  Academy  which  had  been 
given  over  to  be  one  vast  general  hospital,  and  a  most  delightful 
spot  it  was  in  which  to  nurse  the  boys  back  to  health  and  strength 
for  further  service.  All  of  our  wounded  were  placed  in  large 
tents  with  board  floors,  and  all  others  in  the  brick  buildings. 

I  was  given  a  delicious  bath,  clothed  in  a  red  flannel  shirt  donated 
by  the  Sanitary  Commission,  and  then  settled  in  a  clean  cot  bed,  and 
I  was  in  Paradise. 

As  there  was  a  ship  load  of  us  dumped  on  the  hospital  people  the 
excitement  among  the  staff,  nurses  and  helpers  was  something 
great,  but  in  a  few  hours  order  was  restored  and  we  settled  down 
for  many  months  of  a  long  drawn  out  convalescence  in  the  hands  of 
our  good  and  bountiful  Uncle  Samuel. 


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Chapter  XIII 

AN  AMUSING  INCIDENT  IN  CAMP  LIFE 

By  SHERMAN  WILLIAMS,  of  New  York  City 

WHILE  THE  49xH  REGIMENT  was  at  Camp  Griffin  in  Fair 
fax  County,  Virginia,  an  amusing  incident  occurred, 
showing  the  quick  wit  of  Private  Richard  Greenman  of 
Company  G. 

When  in  camp,  it  was  always  the  duty  of  any  of  the  sentinels  on 
guard  around  camp  first  noticing  the  approach  of  a  general  of  the 
army,  usually  accompanied  by  one  or  more  of  his  staff,  to  at  once 
send  notice  to  regimental  headquarters  so  the  squad  on  duty  there 
would  have  time  to  form  in  line  and  be  ready  to  properly  salute  the 
general  on  his  arrival.  Of  course  the  sentinels  could  not  leave  their 
posts  to  carry  the  notice  to  headquarters.  This,  then,  was  the 
method  of  sending  notice.  If,  to  illustrate,  General  McClellan  and 
staff  were  seen  approaching  the  camp,  the  sentinel  first  observing 
him  would  cry  out  "  Turn  out  the  guard !  General  McClellan  and 
staff."  The  sentinel  next  towards  headquarters  would  take  up  the 
cry,  pass  it  on  to  the  next  and  he  to  the  next  and  so  on  until  the 
notice  reached  headquarters.  Now  the  amusing  incident. 

One  night  a  corporal  with  twelve  or  fifteen  men  set  out  to  relieve 
the  same  number  of  sentinels  stationed  around  the  camp.  As  the 
corporal  and  the  squad  approached,  Dick  Greenman,  who  was  one 
of  the  men  on  post  that  night,  called  out  "  Halt!  Who  goes  there?" 

Just  then  the  corporal  stubbed  his  sore  toe,  and  instead  of  reply 
ing  "  Friend  with  the  countersign,"  he  blurted  out  "  Jesus  Christ." 

Quick  as  flash  came  back  from  Dick :  "  Turn  out  the  guard ! 
Christ  and  the  twelve  Apostles." 


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PERSONAL  REMINISCENCES  OF  THE  WAR 

By  Sergeant  HIRAM  P.  THOMPSON,  San  Diego,  California 

In  the  winter  and  spring  of  1861  I  was  receiving  the  finishing 
touches  of  a  farmer's  education  in  Western  New  York.  Among 
my  companions  and  schoolmates  was  my  cousin  two  years  my 
senior,  a  fine  looking,  dressy  fellow,  an  athlete  and  perfect  specimen 
of  manhood,  and  always  ready  at  a  moment's  notice  for  an  encounter 
with  anything  of  his  age  in  the  country.  In  fact  he  travelled  some 
what  on  his  muscle,  and  boasted  of  his  pugilistic  qualities,  and  we 
classmates  looked  upon  him  as  the  John  L.  Sullivan  of  that  time, 
and  those  who  contested  his  authority  admitted  it.  As  there  were 
rumors  of  war  we  knew  if  war  came  he  would  be  one  of  the  first 
to  go  to  the  front  and  make  short  work  of  the  rebellion,  but  we 
learned  afterwards  that  pugilists  do  not  make  the  bravest  soldiers, 
and  he  was  no  exception,  for  he  was  soon  out  of  service. 

We  little  thought  at  the  close  of  the  winter's  session  that  we  would 
soon  be  in  the  service  of  Uncle  Sam,  but  in  July,  1861,  meeting  my 
cousin  in  Lockport,  New  York,  where  they  were  recruiting  for  the 
service,  I  challenged  him  to  enlist.  We  could  no  longer  restrain 
our  enthusiasm,  and  enrolled  our  names  that  day  with  Captain 
Charles  H.  Moss,  who  had  been  educated  at  West  Point,  and  was 
then  raising  a  company,  which  afterwards  became  Company  H  in 
the  49th  New  York  Volunteers.  At  the  time  we  joined  we  looked 
over  the  material  composing  the  company  and  came  to  the  con 
clusion  that  if  the  captain  knew  his  business  when  the  selection  for 
non-commissioned  officers  was  made,  that  we  would  receive  nothing 
less  than  sergeantcies.  We  remained  in  Buffalo,  New  York,  a  short 
time,  and  were  finally  and  formally  mustered  into  the  service 
August  19,  1861. 

During  the  time  we  were  in  camp  in  Buffalo  the  position  of 
orderly  sergeant  was  filled  by  Charley  Murphy,  as  he  was  familiarly 
called  by  the  boys.  He  had  been  in  the  three  months  service  under 
McClellan,  and  we  looked  upon  him  with  admiration,  and  to  us  he 
was  an  ideal  soldier.  We  all  learned  to  love  him  for  his  many  good 
qualities  of  head  and  heart.  A  genial  soul,  whose  sweet  voice  after 
ward  helped  to  pass  the  long  and  weary  days  of  camp  life  in  song 
and  story.  In  fact,  all  recognized  that  he  was  the  best  equipped  for 


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the  position  of  orderly  sergeant.  Inasmuch  as  he  performed  the 
duties  we  concluded  the  captain  had  selected  him  for  that  position. 

Nothing  unusual  transpired  on  the  route  from  Buffalo  to  New 
York.  We  remained  there  a  sufficient  length  of  time  to  receive  our 
arms,  when  we  proceeded  to  Washington  and  in  a  few  days  crossed 
the  Chain  Bridge  into  Virginia,  where  we  were  soon  engaged  in 
building  one  of  the  forts  for  the  defense  of  Washington  (Fort  Ethan 
Allen).  Up  to  this  time  no  non-commissioned  officers  had  been 
appointed,  the  captain  detailing  those  who  acted  in  that  capacity, 
from  time  to  time,  as  occasion  required.  But  all  things  have  an 
end,  and  our  suspense  in  the  direction  indicated  was  set  at  rest  early 
after  our  arrival  in  Virginia.  The  captain,  undoubtedly  endeavor 
ing  to  get  the  best  men  he  could  for  non-commissioned  officers,  and 
my  cousin  and  myself  helping  him  all  we  could,  there  was  no  doubt 
that  we  were  of  the  chosen  few.  Alas !  when  the  appointments  were 
made,  we  were  both  doomed  to  disappointment.  My  cousin  was 
made  eighth  corporal  or  brevet  private,  and  I  was  made  a  full 
private,  knapsack  number  47.  At  this  time  our  knapsacks  were 
numbered  one  to  one  hundred,  the  tallest,  or  number  one,  upon  the 
right  of  the  company,  and  the  shortest,  number  one  hundred,  upon 
the  left.  I  suppose  the  idea  was  to  enable  us  by  number  to  identify 
our  tents,  as  many  of  the  boys  had  crowded  them  with  mementoes 
from  home  so  that  they  resembled  young  houses,  when  astride  a 
man's  shoulders,  and  they  felt  like  it  after  carrying  them  for  two  or 
three  hours. 

Upon  our  dismissal  after  dress  parade  on  the  evening  the  promo 
tions  were  made,  a  council  of  war  was  held  by  the  kickers  and 
Murphy's  friends,  who  instead  of  being  made  orderly,  as  all  antici-^ 
pated,  was  made  fourth  sergeant.  The  indignation  of  those  present 
knew  no  bounds,  and  resulting  in  their  visiting  the  captain's  quar 
ters  and  demanding  that  Murphy  be  made  orderly  sergeant,  pre 
senting  their  reasons  therefor.  Captain  Moss  listened  patiently  and 
attentively,  and  in  his  usual  dignified  and  gentlemanly  manner 
informed  us  that  we  were  soldiers  now,  mustered  into  the  service 
of  the  United  States,  subject  to  the  rules  and  articles  of  war,  and 
that  we  were  now  guilty  of  mutiny.  He  then  read  from  the  articles 
of  war  the  penalties  of  our  crime,  and  in  a  stern  voice  commanded 


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us  to  disperse  to  our  quarters,  and  that  a  repetition  of  this  would 
cause  him  to  have  us  all  arrested  and  confined  in  the  guard  house 
and  tried  by  court  martial.  He  further  impressed  upon  us  the 
fact  that  he  was  the  commander  of  the  company,  responsible  for 
his  acts,  as  well  as  the  discipline  of  his  men,  and  that  he  would 
officiate  in  the  capacity  the  Governor  of  the  State  had  placed  him, 
until  relieved,  without  a  suggestion  from  us  as  to  whom  he  should 
select  for  his  non-commissioned  officers.  It  is  needless  to  say  that 
the  language  of  the  captain  impressed  us  with  one  idea  at  least,  and 
that  was  that  we  were  play  soldiers  no  longer,  but  soldiers  in  earnest 
and  that  the  captain  was  on  the  job. 

My  friend  Murphy  then  resolved  himself  into  a  committee  of  one 
to  devise  ways  and  means  by  which  he  might  get  out  of  the  service 
honorably,  and  thus  resent  the  indignation  heaped  upon  him.  His 
father  was  a  prominent  politician  and  highly  respected  citizen,  and 
collector  of  revenue  for  his  district,  a  most  estimable  man  in  every 
respect.  Charley  wrote  him  all  the  details  of  his  trouble  and  urged 
him  to  proceed  to  Washington  at  once  and  secure,  thru  President 
Lincoln,  a  discharge  from  Company  H,  49th  New  York  Volun 
teers.  Having  perfect  faith  in  his  father's  ability  and  influence  to 
accomplish  the  desired  result,  he  called  a  few  intimate  friends  into 
his  confidence  and  unfolded  his  plans  to  get  even  with  the  captain. 
Both  the  captain  and  Charley  were  from  Lockport,  New  York, 
where  Charley  had  always  been  a  great  favorite  with  the  boys  and 
girls.  Upon  our  departure  from  our  home,  he  had  been  the 
recipient  of  many  tokens  of  friendship  and  love,  many  of  which 
became  useful  in  camp  to  us  boys  who  were  fortunate  enough  to 
enjoy  Charley's  confidence.  So  positive  was  he  of  his  father's  suc 
cess  in  the  matter  that  he  distributed  these  relics  with  a  lavish 
hand.  But  man  is  doomed  to  disappointment.  In  a  short  time  his 
father  informed  him  that  he  could  not  secure  his  discharge  as 
Captain  Moss  had  presented  his  side  of  the  case  to  the  authorities. 
What  fun  the  boys  had  at  Charley's  expense,  when  the  result  became 
generally  known  in  camp.  But  Charley  bore  the  guying  good 
naturedly.  He  was  as  brave  and  reliable  a  soldier  as  if  he  had  been 
a  true  and  loyal  citizen  discharged  for  wounds.  He  had  an  honor 
able  record,  and  was  terribly  wounded,  in  the  last  battle  of  the  war, 


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which  crippled  him  for  life,  while  serving  as  orderly  sergeant  in 
the  2d  Infantry  Rifles,  commanded  by  Colonel  Wood. 

At  the  Battle  of  Williamsburg,  Virginia,  in  1862,  we  were  in  line 
of  battle,  in  the  rear  of  the  troops  that  were  engaged,  and  the 
wounded  were  being  carried  thru  our  lines,  which  all  must  know 
is  a  trying  ordeal  for  new  soldiers  to  stand.  The  blanched  faces 
and  peculiar  sensation  in  the  neck  told  plainly  how  the  boys  felt; 
but  Charley  soon  raised  a  laugh  by  making  the  statement,  as  they 
bore  the  bleeding  boys  off  the  field:  "  Boys,  I  would  just  as  soon 
be  killed  as  not,  but  my  wife  loves  her  husband  so."  We  all  knew 
he  had  no  wife.  It  can  be  imagined  how  ludicrous  it  seemed,  and 
many  of  the  blanched  faces  wreathed  in  smiles  at  the  stale  joke. 

At  the  commencement  of  the  war  the  Government  was  particular 
that  the  applicant  for  military  honors  should  be  twenty-one  years  of 
age,  or  obtain  the  consent  of  the  parents  or  guardians.  Being  but 
nineteen  my  parents  objected  to  my  being  a  target,  and  it  was  neces 
sary  for  me  to  bridge  over  the  little  period  of  two  years  by  a  stretch 
of  the  imagination,  and  hence  myself  became  the  authority  as  to 
qualifications.  It  is  needless  for  me  to  say  to  you  that  know  the 
hardships  we  endured  how  many  times  I  regretted  that  paternal 
authority  could  not  assert  itself  after  I  was  in  the  field.  My  only  fear, 
however,  at  the  outset,  was  that  the  war  would  be  over  before  I 
should  have  the  opportunity  to  participate.  Let  me  assure  you,  friends, 
that  before  the  four  years  of  which  I  was  a  soldier  rolled  around, 
I  had  abandoned  my  original  idea  and  prayed  many  times  that  it 
would  close,  and  that  mighty  soon,  as  it  was  becoming  decidedly 
dangerous ;  the  boys  on  the  other  side  were  careless  when  shooting. 

Emotions  hitherto  unknown  filled  our  hearts,  after  reaching  the 
sacred  soil  of  Virginia.  We  were  soldiers,  wearing  for  the  first 
time  the  army  blue,  and  perhaps  soon  to  be  called  out  to  meet  in 
deadly  strife  an  enemy  whose  prestige  for  valor  was  already  well 
established.  Were  we  to  return  to  our  friends  from  whom  we  had 
just  parted,  bearing  the  chaplet  of  victory,  or  were  we  to  find  a 
last  resting  place  on  some  field  in  the  South,  never  again  to  meet 
those  we  loved?  When  four  years  had  passed  and  those  doubts 
were  solved,  of  the  thousand  or  more  who  went  forth  in  all  the 
buoyancy  of  youth,  but  a  few  hundred  returned.  Not  all  killed  in 
battle;  many  are  emaciated  skeletons  suffering  a  lingering  death; 


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some  sleep  beneath  the  tall  pines  at  Yorktown,  Virginia;  and  the 
bright  azalia  casts  its  purple  blossoms  over  the  graves  of  the  many 
who  lie  in  the  swamps  of  the  Chickahominy.  The  Antietam  mur 
murs  a  requiem  to  those  who  rest  on  its  banks ;  and  green  is  the 
turf  above  the  noble  ones  who  fell  gloriously  at  Fredericksburg. 
Some  rest  amid  the  wild  tangles  of  the  Wilderness  and  upon  the 
arid  plain  of  Cold  Harbor.  The  marble  monument  at  Fort  Stevens 
tells  the  names  of  many  who  gave  their  lives  in  defense  of  the 
national  capital ;  while  the  covers  of  cracker  boxes  tell  where  repose 
many  in  the  Valley  of  the  Shenandoah  and  before  Petersburg. 

A  little  band  with  bronzed  faces  and  weary  hearts  returned  home, 
where  their  glorious  and  unspotted  records  had  preceded  them. 
They  needed  no  song  of  victory  or  band  to  herald  their  coming  and 
desired  no  greater  marks  of  honor  than  the  badge  of  the  grand 
old  Sixth  Corps  and  the  bullet  riddled  flag  told  too  plainly  where 
the  missing  were  from  the  49th  New  York  Volunteers. 

Fortunately,  the  regiment  to  which  I  belonged  did  not  reach  the 
scene  of  action  till  after  the  masterly  advance  of  our  troops  upon 
Washington  after  the  first  Manassas  or  Bull  Run  engagement. 
Arriving  at  the  national  capital  early  in  September  we  crossed  the 
Chain  Bridge  into  Virginia  and  assisted  in  the  construction  of  the 
forts  and  defences  of  the  national  capital.  And  here  we  had  prac 
tical  illustrations  daily  of  the  petty  tyranny  of  several  commissioned 
officers  of  the  command,  whom  political  influence  had  clothed  with 
brief  authority  and  who  were  unfitted  by  nature  or  education  for 
the  positions  they  were  temporarily  filling.  This  class  all  resigned 
after  the  first  fight. 

And  it  was  my  experience  that  the  officer  who  was  a  terror  to  his 
men  usually  injured  the  enemy  but  little.  In  alluding  to  the  officers, 
in  justice  to  many  of  the  good  ones  in  the  regiment,  I  must  say 
that  the  petty  tyrants  were  largely  in  the  minority.  Among  our 
officers  were  the  two  captains,  Marsh  of  Company  K  and  Drake  of 
Company  G,  the  former  one  of  the  most  profane  men  I  ever  heard, 
the  latter  one  of  the  most  consistent  Christians.  Captain  Drake 
was  constantly  upbraiding  his  brother  officer  for  his  profanity,  when 
the  latter  said  to  him  one  day :  "  Captain  Drake,  you  and  I  resemble 
each  other  very  much.  You  pray  a  great  deal,  and  I  swear  a  great 


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deal,  but  God  knows  neither  of  us  mean  anything  by  it."  The  pro 
fane  captain  resigned  early  in  the  War,  the  Christian  one  was  pro 
moted  to  colonel  of  the  112th  New  York  Volunteers,  and  gave  up 
his  life  at  the  Battle  of  Cold  Harbor.  An  officer  who  used  his  men 
kindly  and  performed  his  duty  upon  the  field  of  battle  won  admira 
tion,  love  and  respect,  and  no  duty  was  considered  too  arduous  for 
his  men  to  do  for  him.  No  commander  in  the  army  was  more 
beloved  by  his  men  than  Colonel  Bidwell,  and  long  after  he  became 
a  general,  the  men  of  the  49th  Regiment  still  spoke  of  him  as  "  Our 
Colonel." 

Our  regiment  participated  in  all  the  principal  engagements  that  the 
Army  of  the  Potomac  were  in,  and  belonged  to  the  old  Sixth  Corps 
from  its  formation  till  the  close  of  the  war.  On  the  6th  of  Novem 
ber,  1863,  our  company  was  detailed  as  provost  guard  of  the  Second 
Division,  Sixth  Corps,  and  remained  such  guard  until  December 
5,  1864,  when  I  was  reduced  to  the  ranks  for  being  absent  without 
permission,  and  ordered  to  report  to  my  regiment  for  duty.  I  con 
gratulated  myself  many  times  since  that  my  existence  to-day  is  owing 
to  the  fact  that  I  was  on  detached  service  for  thirteen  months.  Brief 
as  my  services  were  as  the  non-commissioned  officer  in  charge  of 
the  provost  guard,  many  incidents  transpired  that  are  so  indelibly 
fixed  in  my  mind  that  I  must  relate  some  of  them. 

Many  pleasant  recollections  cluster  around  the  old  camp  at 
Brandy  Station,  Virginia,  during  the  winter  of  1863-4,  which  can 
never  be  effaced  from  the  memories  of  the  old  soldiers  of  the  Army 
of  the  Potomac.  But  amid  the  pleasant  memories  of  that  time,  there 
comes  to  me  an  incident  that  is  so  indelibly  impressed  upon  my  mind 
that  its  unpleasant  memories  force  themselves  upon  me  in  spite  of 
my  desire  to  forget  them.  On  December  5,  1863,  the  provost  guard 
of  the  Second  Division,  Sixth  Corps,  was  called  upon  to  execute 
two  men  for  desertion.  At  this  time  we  had  seventeen  men  in  cus 
tody  for  the  same  crime.  Both  belonged  to  the  Vermont  Brigade 
and  had  been  in  the  custody  of  the  guard,  of  which  I  was  the  non 
commissioned  officer  in  charge,  a  sufficient  length  of  time  for  me 
to  become  well  acquainted  with  them.  On  the  morning  of  December 
5th,  Major  Brazee,  the  provost  marshal,  called  me  to  his  tent  and 
requested  me  to  detail  two  platoons  of  ten  men  each  to  execute  the 


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prisoners,  and  to  do  so  at  once,  and  march  them  to  his  quarters, 
when  he  would  give  further  instructions  regarding  their  duty.  The 
order  was  complied  with,  and  after  the  instructions  had  been  given 
they  were  ordered  to  stack  arms  and  proceed  to  quarters.  I  was 
requested,  with  Sergeant  Otis  B.  Hayes,  to  remain,  when  he  would 
give  us  the  details  of  our  duties  as  non-commissioned  officers  in 
charge  of  the  respective  platoons.  He  first  told  us  to  load  nineteen 
of  the  guns,  leaving  one  blank,  and  to  restack  them,  capping  all.  He 
then  informed  us  that  in  the  event  of  the  men  failing  to  do  their 
duty,  that  we  would  be  obliged  to  carry  the  sentence  into  execution 
ourselves.  One  of  the  deserters  would  be  shot  by  my  men,  and 
the  other  deserter  by  the  men  under  charge  of  Sergeant  Hayes. 
Then  my  hair  began  to  stand  on  end,  and  it  was  a  serious  question 
in  my  own  mind  whether  I  would  have  the  moral  courage  to  perform 
the  duty  assigned  me  should  it  become  necessary.  That  problem 
still  remains  unsolved. 

It  was  a  beautiful  winter  day  in  Virginia.  The  sky  was  clear 
and  the  sun  rose  brightly  when  the  ambulance  containing  the  rough 
wooden  coffins  was  driven  to  the  tents  where  the  victims  were  under 
guard.  Each  prisoner  took  his  seat  upon  his  coffin  and  the  retinue 
proceeded  to  the  place  of  execution,  where  the  division  was  formed 
in  a  hollow  square  to  witness  the  sad  affair.  It  was  a  scene  full  of 
awe,  never  to  be  forgotten  by  those  who  took  part.  All  seemed  to 
feel  the  solemn  presence  of  death.  When  the  coffins  were  taken 
from  the  ambulance  they  were  placed  at  the  head  of  the  newly  made 
graves,  the  prisoners  standing  in  front.  .One  of  them  attempted  to 
be  jovial,  and  called  my  attention  to  the  fact  that  there  was  nothing 
to  lie  upon,  that  I  should  have  put  some  shavings  or  something  of 
that  sort  in,  as  it  was  a  hard  nest.  But  no  applause  greeted  his 
remark,  and  it  seemed  to  react  on  him  with  solemn  force.  When  the 
Assistant  Adjutant  General  of  the  division  finished  reading  the  find 
ings  of  the  court  martial,  they  were  ordered  to  kneel  on  their  coffins 
and  face  the  firing  party.  One  of  the  men  had  exhibited  the  utmost 
fearlessness  all  thru  the  proceedings,  and  appeared  to  be  the  least 
concerned  of  any  one  present.  Oh,  how  I  dreaded  to  see  such  a 
game  man  shot !  When  the  order  was  given,  "  Ready,"  to  the 
provost  guard,  he  clapped  his  hand  over  his  heart  and  said :  "  Boys, 


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shoot  me  there,  make  no  mistake."  I  shall  never  forget  this  par 
ticular  minute.  I  think  I  lived  an  age  in  less  time  than  it  takes 
me  to  tell  it,  and  for  the  first  and  only  time  in  my  life  I  wanted  to 
see  a  man  killed  outright  without  the  possibility  of  that  duty  devolv 
ing  upon  me.  At  the  command  '  'Fire  "  I  was  oblivious  to  the 
world ;  but  the  man  I  was  to  shoot  fell  forward  upon  his  face,  and 
death  was  instantaneous.  When  I  saw  the  holes  the  bullets  had 
torn  thru  the  back  of  his  coat,  in  the  vicinity  of  his  heart,  it  seemed 
an  awful  responsibility  had  been  lifted  from  me,  and  how  fervently 
I  thanked  God  that  my  men  had  done  their  duty  well,  and  saved  me 
the  disgrace  and  perhaps  failure  to  do  mine. 

Sergeant  Hayes  was  not  so  fortunate.  The  man  he  was  to  shoot 
jumped  from  his  coffin,  falling  on  his  face,  and  with  uplifted  eyes 
exclaimed :  "  Oh  my  God,  my  God.''  It  appeared  as  tho  Sergeant 
Hayes  would  have  to  finish  him.  Poor  fellow,  as  I  looked  upon  my 
right  down  the  line,  his  face  bore  the  most  unmistakable  sign  of  his 
feelings,  but  the  poor  felow  who  was  shot  struggled  a  moment  more 
and  died,  tho  many  present  heard  his  moanings.  Fortunately,  how 
ever,  the  commands  of  the  officers  in  moving  the  troops  who  marched 
past  the  remains  drowned  his  cries  to  some  extent. 

While  at  White  Oak  Church,  Virginia,  just  prior  to  the  Battle 
of  Fredericksburg,  a  tragedy  not  down  on  the  program  occurred 
at  the  time  of  which  I  am  writing.  I  was  orderly  sergeant  of  the 
company  and  disease  had  been  so  busy  in  our  ranks  that  the  regi 
ment  was  reduced  in  numbers  to  such  an  extent  that  picket  duty 
came  every  second  day,  hence,  the  boys  were  on  duty  most  of  the 
time.  Among  the  members  of  the  company  were  two  that  seemed 
to  be  more  than  ordinarily  affectionate  to  one  another  and  were 
inseparable  companions,  true  mates  and  invariably  together.  One  was 
named  Stewart  and  the  other  Boyle.  A  day  or  two  prior  to  the 
unhappy  event  I  am  about  to  relate  took  place,  they  both  came  to 
my  tent,  addressing  me  and  inquiring  whether  or  not  they  could 
make  their  wills,  one  in  favor  of  the  other?  I  answered  in  the 
affirmative  and  wished  to  know  why  they  desired  to  do  so.  Their 
answer  was  that  they  had  no  knowledge  of  any  living  relative,  and 
it  was  possible  that  one  might  be  killed  and  the  other  survive,  and, 
in  that  event  they  desired  that  the  one  surviving  should  have 
whatever  the  deceased  might  have  on  his  person  at  the  time,  and 


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his  arrears  of  pay.  I  proceeded  with  them  to  the  tent  of  Captain 
Brazee,  an  attorney,  who  commanded  the  company,  and  made  known 
their  request.  The  document  was  drawn  up  by  the  captain  as 
requested,  and  I  signed  the  same  as  witness,  and  we  returned  to 
quarters. 

The  following  day  I  detailed  them  both  for  picket  duty.  Stewart 
was  company  cook  and  protested.  We  were  then  picketing  near 
Acquia  Creek,  Virginia,  in  a  piece  of  woods.  Stewart,  an  inveterate 
joker  and  wag,  never  enjoyed  himself  so  well  as  when  he  had  played 
a  joke  upon  his  comrades,  and  wishing  to  have  his  friend  Boyle 
among  the  victims,  had  conceived  the  idea  that  when  Boyle  was 
on  duty  in  the  woods  in  the  dark,  he  would  get  outside  of  the  line, 
make  some  demonstrations  that  would  scare  his  chum  and  make 
him  think  the  Confederate  army  was  upon  him.  He  did  so,  Boyle 
calling  for  help,  and  discharging  his  gun  at  the  same  moment.  All 
occasion  for  alarm  immediately  ceased,  and  the  officer  of  the  picket 
line,  Lieutenant  Borcherdt,  procuring  a  light,  soon  found  the  cause 
of  the  difficulty.  Poor  Stewart  lay  cold  in  death,  his  friend,  Boyle, 
having  killed  him,  his  being  the  only  gun  discharged,  and,  in  the 
dark,  simply  pointing  it  in  the  direction  from  whence  the  noise  came. 
Upon  being  informed  of  what  he  had  done,  he  fainted  away,  and 
soon  lost  his  reason.  The  shooting  of  his  friend  was  too  much  of 
a  shock  for  his  nerves.  And  thus  thru  the  foolishness  of  a  brave 
soldier,  the  company  lost  the  services  of  two  of  its  members.  And 
general  orders  were  issued  commending  Boyle  for  what  he  had 
done. 

Upon  my  return  to  the  regiment,  the  colonel  promoted  me  to 
sergeant,  and  I  was  detailed  to  instruct  recruits  in  the  manual  of 
arms,  in  which  I  was  proficient.  Having  become  weary  of  the  dis 
gustingly  small  list  of  the  fatalities  among  commissioned  officers 
of  the  company,  I  despaired  of  ever  becoming  one  in  my  own 
regiment,  and  went  before  the  examining  board  at  Washington, 
presided  over  by  General  Silas  Casey,  and  passed  the  examination 
for  the  grade  of  first  lieutenant.  I  was  assigned  to  a  colored  regi 
ment  in  South  Carolina,  which  position  I  declined  to  accept,  the 
colonel  assuring  me  that  I  should  have  the  first  vacancy  in  my 
own  regiment.  Those  of  you  who  visited  Washington  during  the 
war  will  recall  the  fact  that  the  city  was  literally  run  over  with 


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soldiers,  hence  anyone  wearing  less  than  a  star  of  a  brigadier  was 
scarcely  worthy  of  recognition. 

But  how  conditions  change  sentiment ;  and  once,  at  least,  even  a 
private  soldier  was  welcome  at  Washington.  The  Sixth  Corps  had 
been  transferred  from  Petersburg  to  assist  in  preventing  General 
Early  from  establishing  his  headquarters  at  the  National  Capitol. 
As  we  landed  at  the  foot  of  Sixth  street,  President  Lincoln  stood 
on  the  wharf  chatting  familiarly  with  the  veterans  as  we  formed  in 
line  and  marched  out  Seventh  street  to  Fort  Stevens.  The  citizens 
accorded  us  a  royal  welcome,  dirty  as  we  were,  exclaiming,  "  It  is 
the  old  Sixth  Corps,  the  danger  is  now  over !  "  Washington  an 
hour  before  was  in  a  panic ;  now  as  the  people  saw  the  veterans 
marching  thru  the  streets,  wearing  the  Greek  cross,  the  excitement 
subsided  and  confidence  was  restored.  As  we  went  out  Seventh 
street  to  meet  the  enemy  in  mortal  combat,  we  were  followed  by  an 
immense  throng. 

President  Lincoln  and  many  distinguished  citizens  stood  upon  the 
parapet  of  Fort  Stevens  when  Colonel  Bidwell  led  the  Third  Brigade 
out  to  do  battle  with  Early's  hosts.  One  out  of  every  four  who  went 
into  the  fight  never  returned,  having  either  been  killed  or  wounded. 
My  next  visit  to  Washington  was  in  May,  1865,  when  the  victorious 
armies  of  the  Union  marched  in  grand  review  thru  its  streets,  under 
the  scorching  rays  of  one  of  the  hottest  days  known  at  the  capital, 
and  when  scores  of  our  men  fell  from  sunstroke  and  exhaustion, 
fainting  and  reeling  before  the  stand  of  the  reviewers. 

Recently  I  visited  the  city  of  Washington.  Time  had  wrought 
most  wonderful  changes.  My  first  desire,  after  a  resfreshing  night's 
sleep,  was  to  visit  the  battlefield  of  July  12,  1864.  There  is  a  morbid 
curiosity  in  the  breasts  of  most  soldiers  of  the  war  to  visit  battle 
fields  whenever  the  opportunity  offers,  which  is  unexplainable. 
Engaging  a  horse  and  buggy  I  started  out  Seventh  street  to  find  Fort 
Stevens,  the  scene  of  the  conflict  that  had  occurred  fifty  years 
before,  when  the  Confederates  nearly  captured  the  National  Capital. 
They  would  have  done  so  but  for  the  fact  that  the  troops  under  the 
command  of  General  Early  were  so  confident  after  their  brilliant 
and  successful  raid  thru  Pennsylvania  that  they  encamped  for  the 
night  in  front  of  the  defences  of  Washington,  at  that  time  defended 


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by  clerks  from  the  departments  and  by  untrained  men.  This  delay 
proved  fatal  to  the  Confederate  leader  and  enabled  the  Sixth  Corps 
to  meet  them. 

Fort  Stevens  in  1864  was  some  distance  outside  of  the  city  limits, 
as  were  the  defences  all  around  the  city.  I  had  no  doubt  when  1 
started  to  look  for  the  spot  that  I  would  have  any  difficulty  in 
locating  the  fort.  But,  to  my  surprise,  I  found  nearly  all  traces  gone 
and  the  city  extended  to  and  beyond  the  place.  It  is  only  noticeable 
by  some  earth  thrown  up,  which  in  these  peaceful  times  would  indi 
cate  excavations  for  a  building. 

Few  people  whom  I  met  in  driving  to  the  place  could  tell  me 
where  the  battle  was  fought,  and  had  never  heard  of  it.  An  old 
soldier  might  well  feel  like  Rip  Van  Winkle  in  the  play.  Are  we 
so  soon  forgotten  when  we  are  gone? 

A  stone  church  now  stands  upon  the  enclosure  of  the  fort,  and 
wending  my  way  along  the  street  my  attention  was  called  to  some 
earth  thrown  up  and,  noticing  some  plasterers  at  work  in  the  rear,  I 
inquired  of  them  if  this  was  not  Fort  Stevens.  They  answered  in 
the  negative. 

I  saw  some  eighty  rods  farther,  the  stars  and  stripes  waving  and 
reaching  the  point  found  it  to  be  the  National  Cemetery,  where 
repose  the  remains  of  those  of  our  boys  who  fell  in  the  defence  of 
the  National  Capital.  I  was  directed  by  the  superintendent  of  the 
cemetery  to  return  to  the  church  I  had  passed  and  I  would  stand 
where  I  had  stood  so  many  years  ago.  When  the  fight  was  in 
progress,  I  had  been  stationed  with  about  one  hundred  and  twenty 
men,  deployed  in  the  rear  of  the  line  of  battle,  with  orders  to  permit 
no  citizen  to  go  to  the  front  nor  soldiers  to  the  rear,  while  the 
attack  was  being  made  by  our  soldiers.  While  posting  some  of  my 
men  on  the  right  of  Seventh  street,  the  guards  on  the  streets  called 
me  to  them.  As  I  reached  the  thorofare  I  noticed  several  carriages. 
In  the  front  I  saw  President  Lincoln  and  Secretary  of  War  Stanton, 
neither  of  whom  I  knew  personally,  but  had  noticed  Mr.  Lincoln 
and  his  little  son,  Tad,  the  evening  before  when  we  landed  at  Sixth 
street,  from  City  Point,  Virginia.  And  there  could  be  no  mistaking 
that  face.  As  I  approached  him  with  a  military  salute  he  inquired 
what  my  orders  were?  I  informed  him  that  my  instructions  were 
to  let  no  citizen  to  the  front  without  a  pass  from  the  Secretary  of 


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War.  He  informed  me  that  he  was  President  Lincoln  and  that 
the  Secretary  of  War  was  his  companion.  I  told  him  that  I  did 
not  question  that,  but  that  I  must  have  written  authority  to  protect 
myself,  or  I  could  not  permit  him  to  pass.  Mr.  Stanton,  while  this 
conversation  was  going  on,  was  writing,  and  calling  me  to  him,  he 
handed  me  a  piece  of  paper  upon  which  was  written :  "  Guards  and 
patrols,  Pass  President  Lincoln,  Secretary  of  War,  and  suite,  to  the 
front.  E.  M.  Stanton,  Secretary  of  War." 

Does  the  world  that  knows  nothing  of  the  art  of  war  think  what 
makes  generals  ?  Tis  the  valor  of  the  private  soldier  upon  the  field 
of  battle.  Most  of  the  great  armies  of  the  world  consisted  of 
soldiers  that  were  hirelings.  Nearly  all  of  ours  were  eager  volun 
teers,  of  intelligence,  of  moral  as  well  as  physical  courage.  With  the 
private  soldier  patriotism  was  a  passion,  the  want  of  it  a  crime. 
It  was  the  private  soldiers  that  marched  like  heroes  and  gods  into 
the  jaws  of  death  for  their  country's  flag.  It  was  only  a  piece  of 
bunting  they  left  home  for,  but  it  was  precious  to  the  boys  in  front. 
It  was  very  holy  to  their  eyes.  It  seemed  only  a  rag,  a  combination 
of  colors,  but  it  meant  an  ideal,  a  principle,  to  the  soldiers  of  the 
army.  These  were  the  men,  who  in  the  army's  vicissitudes,  in  all 
the  changes  of  commanders,  when  marshalled  by  joy  or  crushed  by 
defeat  and  despair,  stood  staunch  and  true  to  their  flag. 


ALL  QUIET  ALONG  THE  POTOMAC 

By  ETHELDINA  ELIOT  BEERS 

"  All  quiet  along  the  Potomac,"  they  say, 
"  Except,  now  and  then,  a  stray  picket 

Is  shot,  as  he  walks  on  his  beat  to  and  fro, 
By  a  rifleman  hid  in  the  thicket." 

JTis  nothing  —  a  private  or  two  now  and  then 
Will  not  count  in  the  news  of  the  battle; 

Not  an  officer  lost  —  only  one  of  the  men 
Moaning  out,  all  alone,  the  death  rattle. 

All  quiet  along  the  Potomac  to-night, 
Where  the  soldiers  lay  peacefully  dreaming ; 

Their  tents,  in  the  rays  of  the  clear  autumn  moon, 
Or  the  light  of  a  watch-fire,  are  gleaming. 


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A  tremulous  sigh  of  the  gentle  night  wind 
Thru  the  forest  leaves  softly  is  creeping, 

While  the  stars  above,  with  their  glistening  eyes, 
Keep  guard,  for  the  army  is  sleeping. 

There's  only  the  sound  of  the  lone  sentry's  tread, 
As  he  tramps  from  the  rock  to  the  fountain, 

And  thinks  of  the  two  in  a  low  trundle  bed, 
Far  away  in  the  cot  on  the  mountain. 

His  musket  falls  slack;  his  face,  dark  and  grim, 
Grows  gentle  with  memories  tender 

As  he  mutters  a  prayer  for  the  children  asleep  — 
For  their  mother ;  may  heaven  defend  her ! 

The  moon  seems  to  shine  just  as  brightly  as  then, 
That  night  when  the  love  yet  unspoken 

Leaped  up  to  his  lips  —  when  the  low  murmured  vows 
Were  pledged  to  be  ever  unbroken. 

Then,  drawing  his  sleeve  roughly  over  his  eyes, 
He  dashes  off  tears  that  are  welling, 

And  gathers  his  gun  closer  up  to  its  place, 
As  if  to  keep  down  the  heart-swelling. 

He  passes  the  fountain,  the  blasted  pine  tree, 
The  footstep  is  lagging  and  weary; 

Yet  onward  he  goes  thru  the  broad  belt  of  light, 
Toward  the  shade  of  the  forest  so  dreary. 

Hark !    Was  it  the  wind  that  rustled  the  leaves  — 
Was  it  moonlight  so  wondrously  flashing  — 

It  looked  like  a  rifle  —  "  Ha !    Mary,  good-by  !  " 
The  red  life  blood  is  ebbing  and  plashing. 

All  quiet  along  the  Potomac  to-night, 
Not  a  sound  save  the  rush  of  the  river ; 

While  soft  falls  the  dew  on  the  face  of  the  dead  — 
The  picket's  off  duty  forever! 


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Chapter  XIV 

A  TYPICAL  FORAGING  EXPEDITION 

By  Sergeant  ALEXANDER  H.  MCKELVY,  of  Warren,  Pennsylvania 

IN  OCTOBER,  1863,  while  the  49th  New  York  Volunteers  were 
encamped  near  Stonehouse  Mountain,  some  half  dozen  of  the 
boys  went  out  beyond  the  lines  to  do  a  little  foraging ;  and 
thereby  add  to  their  commissary  stores  as  well  as  see  the  country 
and  have  a  bit  of  adventure,  and  they  got  both  "  grub  "  and  adven 
ture,  as  the  story  will  unfold.  The  little  party  was  made  up  of  some 
few  from  three  companies  of  the  regiment,  and  they  took  but  one 
or  two  muskets  and  a  small  supply  of  ammunition  to  defend  them 
selves  in  case  of  an  attack  by  guerillas  who  usually  infested  the 
outskirts  of  the  Union  army. 

After  proceeding  some  four  miles  from  camp  they  came  to  a 
prosperous  looking  farm  upon  which  was  situated  a  good  farm 
house  and  the  usual  out-buildings,  and  upon  going  to  the  house 
they  found  it  to  be  occupied  by  some  fine  looking  Southern  ladies, 
but  no  man  appeared  to  welcome  them. 

The  "  Yankee  "  soldiers,  upon  a  close  inspection  of  the  premises, 
discovered  the  farmstead  had  not  been  disturbed  by  the  soldiers 
of  either  side,  therefore  there  were  plenty  of  good  things  to  eat 
and  drink,  which  tickle  the  appetite;  and  they  soon  got  busy  in 
rounding  up  the  products  of  this  particular  Virginia  farm. 

And  while  they  were  in  the  house  up  stairs  and  down  cellar  and 
in  and  about  the  outhouses,  collecting  chickens,  hams,  honey,  milk, 
cream  and  bread ;  a  bell  on  the  ridge  pole  of  the  house,  used  to  call 
the  men  to  dinner,  was  in  some  mysterious  way  rung,  and  soon 
the  boys  discovered  that  the  bell  had  invited  a  party  of  guerillas  to 
take  a  hand  in  the  exercises  of  the  day  then  being  held  at  the  house. 

Those  fellows  were  a  party  of  Mosby's  men,  who  had  been  con 
cealed  with  their  horses  in  a  bushy  ravine  in  the  rear  of  the  barn, 
and  as  they  moved  forward  to  gobble  up  the  "  Yanks,"  they  were 


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opposed  by  those  gentlemen,  who  promptly  formed  in  battle  array 
to  defend  their  persons  and  plunder. 

One  bluecoat  who  was  either  at  the  barn  or  was  acting  as  a 
vidette  while  his  comrades  despoiled  the  Egyptians,  was  wounded 
by  a  shot  while  separated  from  his  comrades,  but  who,  by  means 
of  that  one  musket,  covered  him  until  he  could  be  brought  in,  and 
then  loaded  down  with  their  spoil  and  hampered  by  their  wounded 
friend,  they  made  a  slow  and  orderly  retreat  back  to  camp,  which 
in  due  time  they  reached  without  further  casualty. 

The  next  day  they  were  called  to  account,  and  as  they  had  been 
absent  from  duty  without  leave,  they  were  duly  tried  by  a  field 
court  martial,  found  guilty  in  manner  and  form  as  indicted,  and  fined 
three  dollars  apiece.  And  just  where  or  what  became  of  those 
fines,  your  chronicler  deposes  not,  and  that  subject  will  always 
remain  a  mystery  to  the  end  of  time,  we  suppose. 

A  few  weeks  after  this  event  the  Sixth  Corps  went  into  winter 
camp  at  Brandy  Station,  and  it  may  be  noted  in  passing,  that 
during  the  Revolutionary  War,  there  was  fought  the  Battle  of 
Brandywine,  and  so  was  fought  in  the  spring  of  1864  the  great 
cavalry  fight  at  Brandy  Station. 

Two  companies  of  our  regiment  were  detailed  to  guard  head 
quarters  wagons  which  were  sent  out  to  capture  and  collect  lumber 
to  build  winter  quarters.  Among  the  men  detailed  on  this  duty 
were  the  heroes  of  the  fight  at  the  farm,  and  they  led  the  train  to 
the  same  farm  house,  where  they  made  their  second  call  on  the 
ladies,  then  coolly  proceeded  to  help  themselves  to  more  provisions, 
not  forgetting  to  lay  in  a  good  supply  of  blankets,  bed  quilts  and 
the  like,  all  of  which  came  in  good  play  during  that  hard  winter  in 
camp  at  Brandy  Station,  Virginia. 


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A  PERSONAL  INTERVIEW  WITH  PRESIDENT  LINCOLN 

By  Major  FRED  C.  BARGER,  of  New  York  City 

In  May,  1864,  I  was  an  inspector  on  the  staff  of  General  William 
Hayes,  in  New  York  City.  I  had  lost  my  right  hand  in  the  Battle 
of  Fredericksburg,  in  December,  1862,  and  as  soon  as  I  was  able 
to  leave  the  hospital  in  Washington,  was  assigned  to  this  position,  in 
which  I  had  served  a  year  and  a  half,  including  the  period  of  the 
draft  and  riots  in  July,  1863. 

My  three  years  of  service  were  about  to  expire  and  my  friends 
at  home  asked  me  if  I  would  like  the  position  of  Postmaster  in  my 
native  town  of  Westfield,  New  York,  to  which  I  replied  that  I  would 
be  very  glad  to  have  it.  In  a  short  time  I  received  a  letter  from 
Honorable  Reuben  Eaton  Fenton  (who  represented  the  district  in 
Congress,  and  who  was  later  twice  Governor  of  the  State  of  New 
York,  and  also  United  States  Senator),  asking  me  to  meet  him  in 
Washington.  Upon  my  arrival  there  he  said:  "I  want  to  take 
you  to  the  White  House  and  introduce  you  to  the  President." 

We  found  a  large  assemblage  waiting  for  admittance,  but  Con 
gressman  Fenton's  relations  with  Mr.  Lincoln  were  very  intimate, 
and  his  card  opened  the  way  for  us  at  once.  On  introducing  me  he 
said :  "  Mr.  President,  this  is  one  of  my  boys,  who  left  his  right 
hand  at  Fredericksburg,  and  our  friends  in  Westfield  would  like 
to  have  him  appointed  Postmaster  there." 

The  great  man  gave  us  his  entire  attention,  as  tho  he  had  plenty 
of  leisure,  and  entered  into  a  friendly  conversation,  asking  me 
about  my  service  in  the  army,  etc.,  and  said  he  would  be  glad  to 
make  the  appointment. 

I  then  said :  "  I  suppose,  Mr.  President,  that  I  shall  have  to 
resign  my  commission !  "  to  which  he  replied  instantly : 

"  Oh,  no !  don't  do  that.  A  good  many  officers  are  resigning  for 
a  good  many  reasons,  and  it  is  no  particular  credit  to  a  man  to  have 
resigned  from  the  army  at  this  time.  I  will  direct  the  Secretary 
of  War  to  issue  a  special  order,  discharging  you  from  the  army,  on 
account  of  disability  from  wounds  received  in  action.  That  will 
look  a  great  deal  better  in  your  record." 

I  had  thought  only  of  obtaining  an  honorable  discharge,  and  his 
quick  appreciation  of  the  situation  and  thoughtfulness  of  the  effect 


136  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

on  my  personal  record,  at  a  time  when  he  was  overwhelmed  with 
the  affairs  of  the  nation  affected  me  deeply. 

The  most  desirable  discharge  for  a  solider  is  "  on  account  of 
wounds  received  in  action,"  and  while  I  had  considered  resigning-, 
I  had  not  thought  of  what  would  appear  in  my  record  in  the  War 
Department.  I  shall  never  forget  how  his  face  lighted  up,  and 
his  kindly  smile,  when  he  took  the  matter  out  of  my  hands  and 
settled  it  for  me. 

At  that  moment  his  entire  thoughts  were  of  my  welfare.  I  had 
him  all  to  myself,  and  it  was  the  proudest  moment  of  my  life.  I  had 
seen  him  on  the  Peninsula,  and  in  Maryland  and  Virginia,  when  he 
visited  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  and  had  saluted  him  with  my 
sword  when  passing  in  review  before  him,  but  did  not  suppose  I 
would  ever  have  the  honor  of  a  personal  interview  with  him. 

My  commission  as  Postmaster,  bearing  his  signature,  which  I 
received  soon  after  his  interview,  is  among  my  most  cherished 
possessions. 

STORY  OF  A  ROAST  PIG 

By  Sergeant  SUMNER  A.  SMITH,  of  Kennedy,  New  York 

General  Sedgwick,  with  the  gallant  Sixth  Corps,  had  crossed  the 
Rappahannock  below  Fredericksburg,  captured  Marye's  Heights, 
moved  to  Salem  Church,  and  keeping  the  right  of  General  Lee's 
army  more  than  busy,  while  he  was  anxiously  waiting,  watching 
and  listening  for  the  sound  of  Hooker's  guns. 

We  laid  on  our  arms  all  night.  Just  before  daylight,  Colonel 
Bidwell  gave  the  order,  "  Attention,  49th,  forward,  double-quick ! " 
After  a  race  of  two  miles  we  were  deployed  as  skirmishers  on  the 
crest  of  Marye's  Heights.  Here  we  could  hear  the  moving  cannons, 
rattle  of  arms,  and  the  command  of  officers  in  our  front,  and  we 
knew  the  chances  were  the  devil  would  be  to  pay  as  soon  as  dawn 
appeared.  We  had  not  long  to  wait.  The  growing  light  and  spit- 
spat  of  the  bullets  from  a  house  directly  in  our  front  told  the  story, 
not  to  speak  of  the  enemy  in  line  of  battle,  which  could  be  discerned 
beyond.  There  wasn't  many  of  them,  a  brigade  or  so,  but  enough 
to  make  things  lively  for  us,  as  we  were  only  a  skirmish  line  without 
support. 


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General  Neill  and  staff  were  along,  and  just  opposite  our  com 
pany  —  a  bullet  striking  uncomfortably  near  —  the  general  turned  to 
Captain  Terry  and  said,  "  Captain,  send  a  sergeant  with  five  men 
down  to  that  house  and  drive  those  men  away." 

Now,  I  make  no  pretense  to  extraordinary  bravery.  If  I  could 
serve  my  country  just  as  well  behind  a  tree,  as  in  front  of  it,  I  lost 
no  time  getting  behind  it.  While  my  bump  of  inquisitiveness  is 
reasonably  large,  I  have  also  one  of  caution,  and  no  one  can  say 
they  ever  saw  me  stick  my  head  over  the  breastworks  just  to  see  if 
I  could  dodge  the  bullet  that  was  sure  to  follow. 

I  remember  at  Cold  Harbor  we  had  a  comrade  who  was  chock  full 
of  that  kind  of  business.  We  kept  saying,  "  Keep  down,  John,  you'll 
get  hit!  "  but  he  paid  no  attention  and  soon  paid  the  penalty. 

Company  G  at  this  time  was  blest  with  three  sergeants,  Sperry, 
Thompson  and  the  writer.  Sperry  and  Thompson  were  pretty  fly 
and  seldom  gave  one  a  chance  to  get  the  best  of  them,  but  Captain 
Terry  was  standing  near,  and,  seizing  the  opportunity,  I  said, 
"Captain,  let  me  go!"  "All  right,"  said  he,  "take  the  first  five 
men  to  the  right,"  who  proved  to  be  Bill  Mulkie,  A.  D.  Harris, 
Ira  K.  Button,  Ab  Miller  and  Jim  Sherman. 

We  had  a  council  of  war,  and  reasoned  that  it  wouldn't  do  to  go 
straight  to  the  house,  as  the  occupants  would  surely  see  us,  and  if 
we  didn't  get  a  dose  of  cold  lead,  they  would  undoubtedly  make 
things  uncomfortable  for  us,  so  we  decided  to  make  a  flank  move 
ment  to  the  left  and  strike  a  small  ravine,  which  led  up  to  the  house. 

"  Boys,  be  careful  and  keep  your  shirts  on,  and  maybe  you'll  get 
those  fellows,"  said  Captain  Terry  as  we  were  about  to  be  off. 
Now,  ordinarily,  such  a  piece  of  advice  and  caution  would  have 
been  all  right  but  with  us  "  old  vets,"  who,  in  the  interest  of  good 
sanitary  conditions  and  peace  and  tranquility  of  mind,  had  been 
fighting  the  lively  graybacks  with  our  shirts  off,  for  upwards  of 
two  years  with  the  very  best  of  reasons,  the  question  arose  why 
shouldn't  we  pull  them  off  now,  if  the  occasion  demanded.  But  it 
was  ours  to  obey,  and  with  another  injunction  from  Captain  Terry 
to  mind  our  P's  and  Q's,  away  we  sallied. 

Someone  said  that  if  we  could  get  thru  there  without  being  seen 
it  would  be  a  surprise  party.  Now,  I  have  heard  it  asserted  that  our 
friends  the  enemy  were  gentlemen  of  more  than  ordinary  sensi- 


138  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

bilities.  That  they  were  very  particular  regarding  the  rules  of 
etiquet,  especially  of  those  of  receiving  and  making  calls,  but  the 
young  man  dressed  in  gray  with  a  gun  in  his  hand,  who  answered 
the  knock  at  the  door,  accepted  the  situation  with  a  grace  that 
was  commendable,  and  calling  his  comrades,  who  were  upstairs,  to 
"  Come  down  for  there  were  a  lot  of  Yanks,"  handing  over  his 
musket  with  celerity  and  dispatch,  without  as  much  as  saying 
"By  your  leave,  sir!"  "By  jocks,  that's  my  gun!"  said  Ira  as 
he  took  the  gun,  and  sure  enough  there  were  his  initials  carved  on 
the  stock.  So  Ira,  in  making  a  new  acquaintance,  had  recovered 
his  trusty  musket,  which  he  lost  in  the  Seven  Days'  Fight,  some 
five  months  before. 

One  of  the  boys  took  the  "  Johnnies  "  back  to  Captain  Terry,  and 
the  rest  of  us  went  upstairs,  and  the  way  we  made  those  old  Spring 
field  rifles  ring  was  a  caution.  It  turned  out  that  the  troops  in  our 
front  were  a  part  of  the  Confederate  General  McLaw's,  the  two 
captives  belonging  to  the  48th  Virginia,  and  orders  from  General 
Lee  to  avoid  bringing  on  a  general  engagement  until  reinforced, 
which  didn't  transpire  until  five  o'clock  that  evening. 

After  awhile,  hunger  came  gnawing  away,  and  we  were  getting 
short  of  ammunition,  so  one  of  the  men  went  back  for  more  cart 
ridges,  and  Bill  Mulkie  said  he  would  see  what  could  be  done  in 
the  way  of  appeasing  the  pangs  of  hunger,  while  the  rest  of  us 
kept  the  stretcher  bearers  busy  in  our  front. 

Bill  was  a  good  forager,  had  learned  by  experience  where  to 
search  for  good  things  and  soon  found  a  small  pig  ready  for  cooking. 
It  did  not  take  long  to  have  a  good  fire  in  the  stove,  and  there  was 
a  good  show  for  a  meal. 

The  fumes  of  roast  pig,  and  the  anticipation  of  a  good,  square 
meal,  with  real  earthen  dishes,  had  made  us  a  little  careless,  and 
some  one  from  upstairs  came  rushing  down  with  the  awful  news, 
'The  Johnnies  are  coming!"  and,  sure  enough,  there  they  were, 
not  a  hundred  yards  away.  "  Boys,  we've  got  to  get !  "  said  I,  and 
leaving  everything,  we  rushed  up  the  hill.  Afterwards  the  boys 
used  to  query,  "  Who  roasted  the  pig?"  "Bill  Mulkie."  "Who 
ate  the  pig?"  "  Johnny  Reb." 


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A  NOTABLE  ARTILLERY  SHOT 

By  Sergeant  ALEXANDER  H.  McKsLVY,  of  Warren,  Pennsylvania 

When  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  was  withdrawn  to  the  north  bank 
of  the  Rappahannock  River  after  the  Battle  of  Fredericksburg  in 
December,  1862,  our  old  division  was  drawn  up  in  line  on  the  Fal- 
mouth  flats,  where  I  witnessed  the  following  incident  which  I  will 
try  to  relate  for  the  benefit  of  posterity. 

It  will  be  recalled  by  those  who  were  present  that  "  Franklin's 
Bridge  ''  was  below  the  city  some  two  miles,  and  that  the  north 
end  started  opposite  a  large  natural  spring  which  flowed  out  of  the 
bank,  and  I  will  say  in  passing  that  the  spring  is  still  there  doing 
business  at  the  "  old  stand,"  for  a  party  of  us  took  a  big  gourd  and 
drank  heartily  from  it  in  October,  1902,  and  that  the  water  is  still 
good  and  life-giving. 

That  foggy  morning  when  we  came  back,  like  the  cat,  the  "  Buck- 
tails  "  were  deployed  along  our  bank  of  the  river,  and  each  one 
was  in  a  little  square  rifle  pit  of  his  own  digging,  and  they  were 
busy  with  their  breech-loading  Spencer  rifles  paying  their  compli 
ments  to  any  of  the  enemy  who  might  be  in  range,  in  fact  they,  with 
some  artillery,  were  covering  the  recrossing  of  the  river. 

The  Johnnies  elated  with  their  victory  were  not  slow  in  speeding 
the  departing  guests,  and  pretty  soon  we  saw  a  line  of  skirmishers 
being  pushed  forward  towards  the  south  end  of  the  bridge,  dodging 
and  feeling  their  way  to  the  front. 

I  noticed  they  were  commanded  by  an  officer,  I  should  judge  he 
was  a  major,  well  mounted  on  a  powerful,  fine-looking  horse  as  he 
rode  in  the  rear  of  the  line,  his  arm  extended  as  giving  orders  to  his 
men,  and  his  horse  was  prancing  and  curveting  as  if  it  felt  its  oats. 

As  soon  as  attention  was  attracted  to  the  approaching  line  and 
officer,  I  noticed  a  slight  commotion  in  the  battery  to  our  left  and 
rear,  and  felt  that  something  would  be  doing  very  soon,  and  sure 
enough,  an  officer  was  seen  sighting  one  of  the  brass  field  pieces  of 
which  the  United  States  battery  was  composed. 

Bang  went  the  gun,  and  as  soon  as  the  smoke  lifted,  we  saw  that 
proud  officer  lying  on  the  ground  across  the  river,  and  his  fine  steed 
was  careering  away  to  the  rear  and  soon  disappeared  behind  a  slight 


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rise  of  ground  beyond  the  earthworks,  and  that  seemed  too  much  for 
the  skirmish  line,  and  away  they  went  helter  skelter  and  we  saw 
them  no  more. 

I  do  not  know  the  distance  traversed  by  that  shot,  but  should  put 
it  at  least  one-half  mile,  for  it  included  the  width  of  the  river  and 
a  considerable  strip  of  land  on  both  sides  of  the  river,  for  the 
battery  stood  well  back  towards  the  Falmouth  Heights. 

We  read  much  nowadays  about  famous  shots  in  the  army  during 
the  Civil  War,  and  this  is  my  contribution  to  the  work  for  the 
benefit  of  the  History  of  the  49th  New  York  Volunteers,  and 
imperfect  and  crude  as  it  is  I  trust  it  will  awaken  some  old 
memories  of  that  great  and  badly  fought  battle. 

Now,  boys,  when  you  visit  that  battlefield,  especially  the  left, 
where  we  held  the  line,  don't  fail  to  drink  from  the  old  spring  which 
slaked  the  thirst  and  filled  the  canteens  of  many  of  our  brave  boys 
who  went  over  the  river  that  fateful  foggy  morning,  and  who  never 
came  back. 

A  TRIBUTE  TO  A  LOYAL  VIRGINIAN 

By  SHERMAN  WILLIAMS,  of  New  York  City 

During  the  winter  of  1861-2  the  49th  Regiment  had  its  winter 
quarters  at  Camp  Griffin  in  Fairfax  County,  Virginia,  about  six 
miles  from  Washington.  In  the  latter  part  of  January,  1862,  Briga 
dier  General  John  Wynn  Davidson  was  assigned  to  the  command 
of  the  brigade  to  which  the  49th  Regiment  was  attached. 

General  Davidson  was  born  and  reared  in  Fairfax  County  not  far 
from  Camp  Griffin.  The  whirlgig  of  time  and  the  fortunes  of  war 
had  brought  him  back  to  the  scene  of  his  boyhood  days.  Born  in 
1824  he  was  appointed  a  cadet  to  West  Point  from  Fairfax  County 
in  1841  and  he  graduated  with  honor  in  1845. 

Upon  graduating  he  was  assigned  to  the  1st  United  States 
Dragoons  and  soon  after  ordered  to  the  western  frontier,  where 
his  regiment  had  been  sent  to  protect  the  settlers  from  Indian 
depredations. 

For  gallantry  in  the  Mexican  War  he  received  two  promotions. 
In  November,  1861,  he  was  ordered  to  report  for  duty  in  Washing 
ton,  and  in  January  following  took  command  of  our  brigade.  He 


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brought  with  him,  from  the  west,  a  beautiful  black  Mexican  mus 
tang,  which  had  been  presented  to  him  by  the  celebrated  Indian 
scout,  Kit  Carson.  His  long  service,  with  a  cavalry  regiment,  made 
him  at  home  in  the  saddle  and  when  riding  his  well-trained  mustang, 
he  was  perhaps  the  most  graceful  horseman  in  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac.  While  in  Camp  Griffin,  General  Davidson  was  often 
visited  by  his  relatives  and  friends,  most  of  whom  strongly  sympa 
thized  with  the  South,  and  they  tried  to  persuade  him  to  desert  the 
Union  cause  and  join  the  Confederate  army,  where  it  was  said  he 
had  been  offered  the  position  of  major  general.  Virginia  had 
seceded  from  the  Union.  His  relatives  and  friends  were  urging 
him  to  go  with  his  native  state,  as  General  Robert  Edmund  Lee 
had  already  done.  The  pressure  was  great  from  many  sides,  but  to 
his  everlasting  credit,  be  it  said,  to  all  of  these  disloyal  appeals,  he 
gave  an  emphatic  no.  Said  he :  "  Much  as  I  love  my  relatives  and 
friends  in  Fairfax  County,  much  as  I  honor  my  native  state,  much 
more  do  I  love,  honor  and  respect  my  country,  which  has  given  me 
my  military  education,  honored  me  with  promotions  from  time  to 
time  and  I  am  going  to  stand  by  the  '  Old  Flag.' 

"  On  receiving  my  first  commission  and  on  every  promotion 
thereafter,  I  have  taken  a  solemn  oath  to  defend  that  flag  against 
all  enemies  from  without  and  from  all  traitors  within.  That  oath 
I  consider  most  sacred  and  binding." 

Like  that  other  great  Virginia  soldier,  Major  General  George 
Henry  Thomas,  who  won  so  many  decisive  victories  with  the  Army 
of  the  Tennessee,  General  Davidson  did  stand  by  the  "  Old  Flag  " 
until  it  floated  triumphantly  over  every  Southern  state. 

In  1866  General  Davidson  was  sent  to  the  military  district  of  the 
Yellowstone  to  keep  the  warlike  Indians  there  in  subjection.  On 
May  21,  1881,  he  was  given  a  sick  leave  and  on  June  26,  1881,  he 
died  in  a  hospital  at  Saint  Paul,  Minnesota. 

To  the  Union  men  of  the  South,  both  in  civil  and  military  life, 
belong  the  highest  credit  for  their  unswerving  loyalty  and  devotion 
to  the  cause  of  human  freedom  under  such  trying  conditions. 


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THE  METHODIST  MINISTER  WHO  OWNED  CAMP  GRIFFIN, 
VIRGINIA,  WHERE  THE  49th  NEW  YORK  VOLUNTEERS 
ENCAMPED  DURING  THE  WINTER  OF  1861-2 

By  Sergeant  CLARK   S.   HAZELTINE,  of  Compton,   California 

On  July  22,  1915,  occurred  the  death  of  Reverend  D.  M.  Muters- 
baugh  at  Los  Angeles,  California,  the  Methodist  minister  who 
owned  the  farm  upon  which  was  located  Camp  Griffin  in  Virginia 
during  the  winter  of  1861-2.  For  more  than  fifty  years  Mr.  Muters- 
baugh  served  actively  in  the  ministry  without  accepting  remunera 
tion.  It  was  the  rule  of  his  life  not  to  accept  a  cent  for  church  work. 
H'e  returned  all  money  sent  to  him. 

Some  sixteen  years  ago  I  ran  across  him  at  a  Reunion  of  the 
Southern  California  Veteran's  Association  held  that  year  at  Long 
Beach,  California.  He  stood  by  while  Comrade  John  Brooker  of 
Company  A,  49th  Regiment,  was  speaking. 

He  heard  me  say  there  was  a  chestnut  tree  at  the  corner  of  Captain 
Alonzo  J.  Marsh's  tent  with  a  pile  of  rocks  around  it  at  Camp 
Griffin.  H'e  went  on  to  his  dinner  and  had  a  talk  with  his  wife. 
When  he  met  me  again  he  asked  me  if  my  Colonel  was  Bidwell,  and 
I  said  yes.  "  Well,"  said  he,  "  that  chestnut  tree  was  the  corner  of 
my  farm." 

For  awhile  before  our  coming  he  had  been  under  parole  by  the 
Confederates.  His  family  had  got  out  of  provisions.  He  had 
noticed  no  Confederates  had  been  around  for  some  days  so  he  took 
his  horse  and  rode  out  to  the  divide  to  investigate,  and  saw  a  camp 
of  men  with  dark  clothes.  He  rode  back  and  told  his  sister  his 
parole  was  out  as  there  was  a  change  in  the  army,  and  he  would 
go  over  to  the  camp  and  see  if  he  could  get  a  permit  to  go  to  George 
town  for  supplies.  He  met  General  William  Farrar  Smith,  Division 
Commander,  who  questioned  him  as  to  his  intentions  and  then  told 
him  he  could  not  be  permitted  to  cross  the  Potomac.  But  the  Gen 
eral  desired  to  know  if  he  had  potatoes. 

"  Yes,  in  the  ground."  "  Well,  you  go  home  and  dig  some  and 
haul  them  to  camp  and  tell  Quartermaster  Alexander  to  take  them 
out  and  roll  in  your  wagon  a  barrel  of  flour." 


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He  hesitated  some,  but  finally  went  home  and  dug  till  night.  He 
put  them  in  his  wagon  and  going  over  he  met  the  general  at  about 
the  same  place  he  met  him  the  day  before.  General  Smith  stopped 
him,  found  he  had  the  potatoes  and  gave  him  the  same  words  as 
before.  "Well,"  he  said,  "How  will  I  know  the  quartermaster?" 
The  general  took  his  tablet  and  on  it  wrote  an  order,  which  he 
handed  to  Mr.  Mutersbaugh. 

Without  difficulty  he  found  Quartermaster  Alexander,  and  some 
men  were  ordered  to  exchange  the  flour  for  the  potatoes.  But  as 
he  only  had  six  bushels,  and  flour  was  twelve  dollars  a  barrel,  he 
told  the  quartermaster  he  would  pay  the  difference  in  money. 
Quartermaster  Alexander  said,  "  Go  on  home  with  your  flour  accord 
ing  to  the  General's  orders." 

Soon  after  that  our  Third  Brigade  went  on  his  farm  to  camp, 
and  staid  all  winter.  A  bakery  was  installed  and  his  supply  of  char 
coal  and  wood  was  used  to  bake  with,  and  his  covered  wagon  was 
used  to  distribute  bread  to  the  division. 

I  got  quite  well  acquainted  with  him  out  here  in  California,  as  he 
was  in  Long  Beach  a  good  deal.  I  would  meet  him,  and  he  would 
laughingly  ask  if  I  was  ready  to  pay  the  rent  for  his  farm,  which 
the  Union  army  used  in  the  winter  of  1861-2.  I  asked  him  if  he 
ever  got  his  pay  for  what  was  used.  "  O,  yes,"  he  said,  "  I  came 
out  satisfied." 

A  BAD  HALF  HOUR  WITH  GENERAL  "  BALDY  "  SMITH 

By  Sergeant  ALEXANDER  H.  MCKELVY,  of  Warren,  Pennsylvania 

In  June,  1862,  General  William  Farrar  Smith's  Division  of  the 
Sixth  Corps  lay  at  Camp  Lincoln  on  the  right  bank  of  the  Chicka- 
hominy  in  plain  sight  of  the  church  spires  of  Richmond.  One  night 
I  was  on  guard  at  division  headquarters  —  in  fact,  my  place  of  honor 
was  in  front  of  the  General's  tent. 

During  the  night  the  hours  grew  longer  and  more  lonely  toward 
morning,  and  as  I  was  the  owner  of  a  vigorous  appetite,  I  con 
cluded  to  do  a  bit  of  foraging  on  my  own  account,  so  leaving  my 
post  I  went  to  the  rear  where  I  found  the  kitchen  tent,  and  there  in 
a  tin  bake  oven  I  discovered  and  confiscated  some  fine  baking  powder 
biscuits  left  over  from  supper,  and  put  away  by  the  black  cook. 
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Upon  these  and  other  good  edibles  I  regaled  myself,  then  back  to 
duty  like  a  good  soldier,  and  shortly  before  dawn  I  contracted 
another  fool  notion  and  that  was  the  idea  of  improving  the  time, 
which  the  General  was  wickedly  wasting  in  a  warm,  snug  bed,  by 
cleaning  up  and  burnishing  my  good  Springfield  rifle. 

So  at  it  I  went  and  in  two  minutes  I  was  seated  on  a  stone  at 
one  side  of  the  tent  with  the  gun  taken  apart  and  scattered  about  on 
the  grass.  Now  it  appears  that  General  "  Baldy  "  Smith  had  formed 
the  foolish  habit  of  early  rising  and  as  I  learned  later  he  was  out 
every  morning  bright  and  early,  when  we  were  face  to  face  with 
the  enemy,  to  "  ride  the  lines,"  accompanied  by  an  orderly. 

At  early  down  I  heard  a  slight  noise  behind  me,  and  on  turning 
my  head  I  beheld  a  sight  that  froze  me  to  that  rock  and  paralyzed 
me  with  my  mouth  wide  open,  for  there  emerging  from  his  tent 
came  the  general  fully  dressed  and  equipped,  and  just  at  that 
moment  his  orderly  appeared  with  the  general's  horse  and  his  own. 
Well,  there  was  a  mutual  surprise  party  that  was  absorbingly  inter 
esting,  and  the  principal  amusement  was  a  very  vociferous  silence 
and  a  remarkably  stony  glare  on  the  part  of  the  general,  and  now 
"  I'm  a  goner  "  sigh  from  the  guard. 

It  was  my  duty  to  be  on  my  feet  and  salute  the  general  by  pre 
senting  arms,  but  alas,  I  was  rooted  fast  to  the  sacred  soil  of 
Virginia,  and  my  gun  barrel  lying  across  my  knees  weighed  a  ton 
by  actual  heart  beats. 

I  was  under  the  spell  of  a  horrible  night  mare,  and  just  then  I 
would  have  given  my  kingdom  for  a  horse  so  I  could  escape  from 
the  piercing  eye  of  the  commander  of  the  division.  Well,  he  looked 
at  me  as  he  stood,  and  he  looked  at  me  as  I  sat,  and  I  shrunk  and 
shrunk  and  shrank;  and  "  thunk  "  and  "  thunk  "  and  thank,  then 
disappeared  in  my  hat.  With  one  final  withering  glance  he  turned, 
mounted  his  horse  and  rode  to  the  front,  but  he  had  not  deigned  to 
address  one  word  to  me  during  the  time.  After  I  came  to,  I 
assembled  my  scattered  musket,  and  in  due  time  was  relieved  from 
guard  duty  and  retired  to  my  tent  to  meditate. 

Later  I  was  summoned  to  the  tent  of  Colonel  Bidwell,  which  I 
entered  with  fear  and  trembling,  for  I  knew  the  sequel  of  the 
general's  matinee  was  at  hand,  and  saluted  him  in  my  best  and 


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most  amiable  "first  aid  to  the  wounded  "  manner,  which  he  acknowl 
edged  and  then  opened  his  rapid  fire  question  battery  on  me  before  I 
could  unlimber  my  excuse  ammunition  box. 

I  was  informed  that  the  general  had  reported  me  for  remissness  in 
duty  and  asked  me  to  plead  and  show  cause  why  I  should  not  be 
punished  to  the  full  extent  of  the  military  law,  or  words  to  that 
effect.  I  promptly  pleaded  guilty  and  in  extenuation  of  my  crime, 
I  took  the  colonel  into  my  confidence  and  unfolded  the  sad  tale  of 
how  it  came  to  pass.  Of  course  I  did  not  feel  that  he  would  feel 
interested  to  any  great  extent  in  the  short  foraging  expedition,  for 
that  I  think  was  not  in  the  indictment  of  the  court,  so  I  confined  my 
evidence  strictly  to  a  resume  of  breach  of  duty.  In  answer  to  his 
question  why  I  did  not  salute  the  general,  I  said  my  gun  was  in  no 
condition  to  perform  that  fine  military  act,  and  that  I  was  sur 
prised  and  overwhelmed  by  the  sudden  appearance  of  General 
Smith,  but  in  extenuation  of  my  conduct  I  plead  the  economic  use 
of  time  to  put  my  gun  in  inspectable  condition  for  that  day. 
Colonel  Bidwell  mused  for  a  few  tense  minutes  and  then  said,  "  Go 
to  your  quarters,  but  if  I  hear  of  any  more  of  this  loose  way  of 
doing  duty,  especially  any  disrespect  to  your  officers,  you  will  not 
get  rid  of  me  so  easily  as  you  did  this  time." 

I  simply  give  the  substance  of  his  remarks  for  it  is  not  possible  to 
state  verbatim  conversation  which  took  place  forty  odd  years  ago. 
I  may  add  that  among  all  my  subsequent  foolish  acts,  and  they  were 
legion,  disrespect  to  my  general  was  not  on  the  list.  The  old 
general  passed  away  in  the  winter  of  1903 ;  and  I  recall  General 
Smith  as  a  good  officer,  and  one  who  never  led  his  boys  into  any 
place  that  he  would  not  enter  himself  if  necessary.  I  know  he  led 
his  division  to  victory  at  Antietam  and  received  much  praise  for 
the  gallant  charge  of  our  old  Third  Brigade,  in  the  attack  just 
opposite  the  Dunker  Church.  Peace  to  his  ashes. 


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REMINISCENCES  OF  MAY  18th 
By  Sergeant  SUMMER  A.  SMITH,  of  Kennedy,  New  York 

I  am  not  a  bit  superstitious,  neither  am  I  particularly  stuck  on 
omens.  Had  I  a  contract  to  build  a  railroad  to  the  moon  I  would 
just  as  soon  commence  it  on  Friday  as  any  other  day. 

I  enjoy  my  Christmas  dinner  with  thirteen  around  the  table,  as 
well  as  if  it  was  any  other  number ;  and  I  do  not  care  a  rap  whether 
I  see  the  new  moon  over  my  right  shoulder  or  my  left.  The  four- 
leaved  clover  has  no  attraction  for  me,  and  no  one  can  say  they 
ever  saw  a  horse  shoe  hung  over  my  door  for  good  luck.  But  with 
all  this  I  know  "'  There  is  a  Divinity  that  shapes  our  ends,  rough 
hew  them  as  we  will." 

Many  things  are  unaccountable  to  us  all;  things  happen  during 
our  daily  walks  which  we  cannot  understand;  and  I  am  inclined  to 
think  that's  just  as  it  should  be. 

I  remember  when  I  was  a  small  boy  of  hearing  my  father  say, 
"  that  seemingly  the  18th  of  May  had  been  a  day  of  events  with  the 
Smith  family."  It  was  his  birthday  and  he  mentioned  a  number  of 
things  that  happened  on  that  particular  day,  and  a  few  years  after, 
the  only  sister  I  had  sickened  and  died  on  the  18th  of  May.  It 
was  on  the  18th  of  May,  1864,  that  General  Grant  sent  his  message 
to  the  seat  of  government  at  Washington,  "  I  propose  to  fight  it 
out  on  this  line  if  it  takes  all  summer." 

We  marched  nearly  all  night.  We  knew  we  were  going  back  to 
the  battlefield  of  the  12th ;  back  to  Spottsylvania  Court  House ; 
back  to  what  was  then  called,  and  has  ever  since  been  known  as  the 
"  Bloody  Angle."  Once  more  we  knew  we  were  to  lock  horns 
with  General  Lee,  and  if  possible,  break  thru  his  center,  cutting 
his  army  in  two,  and  having  it  at  our  mercy  in  detail.  Most  of  the 
men  felt  that  this  was  a  forlorn  hope,  but  it  was  ours  to  obey,  and 
with  the  fact  constantly  in  mind  that  this  was  May  18th,  just  at 
day  light,  we  reached  the  old  battlefield.  It  was  the  field  where 
in  front  of  and  close  to  the  enemy,  only  a  few  days  before,  so  many 
of  our  brave  boys  had  given  up  their  lives. 

The  order  was  given  and  instantly  responded  to  to  charge  over  the 
breastworks.  We  went,  capturing  a  few  prisoners  and  a  stand  or 
two  of  colors.  But  the  second  line  was  impregnable,  and  the  order 
came  to  halt  and  lie  down. 


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We  were  in  an  open  field,  and  soon  the  shells  began  to  drop  in 
thick  and  fast.  One  who  has  never  heard  the  merry  chorus  of  the 
sinews  of  war,  the  shriek  of  the  minnie  ball,  and  the  ping  pang  of 
the  grape  and  canister  for  the  soprano ;  the  baritone  of  shot  and  shell ; 
the  railroad  iron  and  ram  rods  and  the  roar  of  distant  cannon  for 
bass ;  with  now  and  then  a  sweet  scented  solo  consisting  of  a 
dismal,  raw,  unvarnished  rebel  yell,  can  have  no  conception  of  the 
effect  upon  one  who  has  nothing  to  do  but  wait  and  watch  from 
when  they  came  and  whither  they  go. 

I  was  the  left  guide  of  Company  G  and  on  my  left  was  Captain 
Reuben  E.  Heacock  of  Company  E  of  the  49th  Regiment.  We 
were  lying  side  by  side  and  a  shell  which  was  coming  we  thought 
would  strike  uncomfortably  near.  Just  as  it  got  within  a  few 
feet  of  us,  so  near,  I  believe,  we  might  have  reached  it  with  our 
hands,  right  over  our  heads  it  burst  and  with  the  thought  in  my 
brain  that  this  was  the  18th  of  May,  I  became  unconscious.  But 
it  was  only  for  a  few  moments,  it  being  the  concussion  more  than 
anything  that  knocked  me  out,  altho  I  still  have  a  couple  of  scars  for 
a  reminder. 

It  was  different  with  poor  Captain  Heacock.  A  portion  of  the 
shell  killed  him  and  he  was  buried  a  day  or  so  afterwards,  on  the 
spot  where  he  laid  beside  me,  by  foemen  and  strangers.  A  few 
years  later  his  body  was  removed  to  his  home  at  Attica,  New  York. 
And  the  following  poem  which  was  read  at  the  funeral  tells  the 
story : 

THE  DEAD  CAPTAIN 

By  ANSON  G.  CHESTER 

You  have  heard  about  the  battle, 
With  its  clash  and  roar  and  rattle, 
That  was  fought  with  fiendish  mania 
On  the  field  of  Spottsylvania. 

And  you  know  that  one  we  cherished 
In  that  fiery  conflict  perished, 
Lay  all  torn  and  grimed  and  gory  — 
Such  is  war  and  such  is  glory. 

Ah,  the  tears  of  woe  and  pity 
That  were  shed  in  this  good  city, 
When  for  him  the  flags  were  shrouded, 
When  the  golden  noon  was  clouded. 


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Where  the  rebel  missiles  laid  him 
There  a  hasty  grave  was  made  him  — 
Not  by  those  who  shed  his  danger, 
But  the  foeman  and  the  stranger. 

They  who  oft  had  tried  and  proved  him, 
They  the  gallant  boys  who  loved  him, 
Rough  indeed,  but  tender  hearted, 
Wept  to  leave  the  brave  departed. 

Wept  at  what  his  daring  cost  him, 
Wept  because  they  thus  had  lost  him- 
Surely  soldiers  must  be  human 
When  they  weep  and  wail  like  women. 

On  they  passed  and  left  him  sleeping  — 
Reapers  must  be  ever  reaping, 
But  they  better  fought  and  grander 
Thinking  of  their  dead  commander. 

Many  a  Southern  home  was  blighted, 
Ere  that  night  the  stars  were  lighted. 
Rebel  corpses  strewed  the  clover 
When  that  awful  fight  was  over. 

In  the  grave  the  foemen  made  him, 
Where  the  hands  of  strangers  laid  him, 
Slept  he  till  the   war  was  ended, 
Till  the  dove  of  peace  descended. 

From  that  ghastly  field  and  bloody 
Bring  they  now  the  warrior's  body, 
Home  at  last,  o'er  field  and  river, 
Home  at  last,  and  home  for  ever. 

Lay  him,  with  our  banner  o'er  him, 
By  the  child  that  went  before  him, 
By  the  bed  where  he  reposes, 
One  of  amaranths  and  roses. 

Call  thy  roll,  of  fame,  and  listen, 
Even  his  dead  eyes  shall  glisten, 
And  his  wonted  voice,  so  pleasant, 
Give  the  ready  answer.  "  Present." 


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DEGRADATION  OF  AN  OFFICER  FOR  COWARDICE 

By  Sergeant  ALEXANDER  H.  MCKELVY,  of  Warren,  Pennsylvania 

In  my  war  diary  under  date  of  June  11,  1863,  I  find  the  following 

entry :     "  Lieutenant of  the  21st  New  Jersey  Volunteers 

had   his    sword   broken   and    was    otherwise   disgraced  before   the 
brigade,  for  cowardice/' 

This  affair  took  place  while  we  were  encamped  on  Falmouth 
Heights,  below  Fredericksburg,  Virginia,  and  just  before  the  move 
ment  towards  Gettysburg  took  place,  and  the  evening  before  the 
21st  New  Jersey  Volunteers  left  for  home  by  reason  of  expiration 
of  the  two  years  term  of  enlistment. 

It  was  currently  reported  that  when  our  brigade  charged  up  the 
heights  behind  Fredericksburg  that  beautiful  Sabbath  morning  in 
May,  that  the  fire  from  the  enemy's  guns  was  more  than  this  young 
officer  could  bear,  and  that  he  took  refuge  behind  a  barn  while  his 
men  went  forward  to  assist  in  capturing  those  historic  hills  which 
had  so  fatally  resisted  the  attack  of  the  right  wing  of  the  army 
under  General  Sumner  in  the  December  previous. 

The  Third  Brigade  was  called  out  for  dress  parade  at  six  p.  M. 
and  formed  three  sides  of  a  huge  square,  the  open  side  on  the  brow 
of  the  hill  overlooking  the  Rappahannock  River  and  the  Confederate 
troops  on  the  south  side  of  the  river. 

The  armed  guards  came  thru  the  rear  line,  conducting  the 
prisoner,  and  halted  in  front  of  the  general  and  his  staff,  when  the 
adjutant  general  read  the  order  in  hearing  of  the  brigade  which 
was  to  the  effect  that  the  officer  was  dishonorably  discharged  from 
the  service  of  the  United  States,  and  was  to  be  publicly  disgraced 
in  the  presence  of  his  comrades  of  the  Third  Brigade. 

His  face  was  white  and  his  head  uncovered,  and  he  was  attired  in 
a  fatigue  uniform,  wearing  no  shoulder  straps  to  indicate  his  rank, 
but  had  on  sword  belt,  sword  and  pistol. 

As  he  had  no  straps  to  be  torn  off,  the  adjutant  drew  his  sword 
from  its  scabbard  and  placed  the  point  on  the  ground,  then  threw 
his  weight  on  it  in  an  attempt  to  break  it,  but  it  bent  double  without 
breaking,  when  General  Neill,  sitting  on  his  horse,  said,  "  Throw 
it  aside,"  which  was  done,  the  pistol  following  and  the  belt  taken  off. 


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After  an  effort  to  unfasten  it,  the  general  remarked  in  a  sotto  voce, 
"  Cut  it  off." 

The  guards  then  faced  the  disgraced  officer  to  the  rear  and 
took  him  away  thru  the  ranks,  never  to  be  seen  again  by  any 
of  us  who  witnessed  that  scene.  As  for  me,  when  I  saw  the  look 
of  shame  and  humiliation  on  the  face  of  that  young  soldier,  I  felt 
that  I  would  rather  have  died  many  times  over,  facing  the  enemy 
on  the  field  of  battle,  than  to  have  undergone  that  terrible  ordeal. 

Poor  fellow,  perhaps  he  could  not  prevent  it,  and  I  have  no 
condemnation  for  him,  for  I  was  not  in  that  charge,  and  feel  that 
my  testimony  would  not  be  competent  in  that  case.  I  simply  give 
this  incident  as  I  recall  it  after  a  lapse  of  forty  years,  for  the 
recording  in  our  history  as  one  of  the  events  of  war,  cruel  war. 


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Chapter  XV 

SERGEANT  McKELVY'S  TRIBUTE  TO  GENERAL  DAVIDSON 

BIDWELL 

Address  at  the  Memorial  Services  held  at  Buffalo,  New  York,  October  19, 

1914 

THE  NAME  OF  DANIEL  DAVIDSON  BIDWELL  has  been  honored  as 
citizen  and  soldier  for  three-fourths  of  a  century.     General 
Bidwell's  active  connection  with  the  militia  of  the  Empire 
State  showed  the  bent  of  his  mind  toward  things  military,  and  when 
his    country's    flag    was    assailed    by    armed    foemen,    he    at    once 
threw  himself  into  the  conflict.     The  organization  of  the  Second 
Buffalo  Regiment  was  at  once  undertaken  and  carried  to  success  by 
himself  and  brother  officers  and  the  patriotic  citizens  of  Buffalo. 

The  49th  New  York  Volunteers  was  a  favored  regiment,  by 
having  a  man  over  us  in  whom  we  could —  and  did  —  place  abso 
lute  confidence  at  all  times,  and  especially  when  in  action  with  the 
enemy.  The  feeling  of  resentment  shown  by  green  men  over  the 
relentless  drill,  which,  in  some  cases  assumed  the  form  of  threats, 
soon  gave  way  to  respect  and  confidence,  and  later  affection,  and 
it  was  not  long  until  we  looked  upon  him  more  as  a  father  than  a 
hard  master.  And  when,  in  time,  we  came  to  face  death,  we  well 
knew  that  the  brave  commander  would  never  put  us  in  any  place 
where  he  would  not  accompany  us,  and  from  which  he  could  not 
extricate  us.  I  well  recall  his  coolness  and  superb  courage  when 
under  fire,  and  how  he  would  —  in  his  crisp  manner  of  speech  — 
admonish  us  to  keep  our  heads  down  and  our  bodies  covered. 

At  Camp  Lincoln,  before  Richmond,  we  were  attacked,  and  in 
our  rifle  pit  we  were  hugging  dear  old  mother  earth  most  affection 
ately  while  the  colonel  erect  and  portly,  with  his  sword  tucked 
under  his  arm,  walked  back  and  forth  on  the  edge  of  the  trench 
with  one  eye  on  the  enemy  and  the  other  on  his  boys,  the  personifi 
cation  of  the  well-poised  and  fearless  soldier,  and  while  the  men 
were  dodging  and  boring  into  the  ground  he  walked  among  the 


152  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

singing  bullets  and  screeching  shells  as  peacefully  as  if  he  were  on 
his  way  to  church.  How  he  thrilled  and  inspired  us  by  his  magnifi 
cent  presence  and  bearing  in  times  of  great  danger.  Like  the 
Scotch  hero,  Roderick  Dhu :  "  One  blast  upon  his  bugle  horn  was 
worth  a  thousand  men." 

Once  when  I  was  expecting  a  reprimand  from  him  I  was  delighted 
by  his  asking  me  for  information  which  I  was  able  to  give  him. 

During  the  weary  night  march  from  Savage  Station  to  White 
Oak  Swamp,  tired  and  discouraged,  I  threw  myself  down  on  a  brush 
pile  over  a  mud  hole,  and  was  awakened  by  a  punch  in  the  ribs  and 
a  yell  in  my  ear  to  "  get  out  of  this,  the  Johnnies  are  coming." 
Well,  I  flew  across  White  Oak  Swamp  bridge  in  the  mad  rush  of 
men,  supply  and  ambulance  trains,  as  the  pioneers  were  waiting  to 
burn  it  to  prevent  the  crossing  of  the  enemy. 

I  searched  far  and  near  for  the  regiment  but  got  no  trace  or  news 
of  them  till  late  in  the  afternoon,  and  after  crossing  the  gory  battle 
field  I  found  them  on  the  rear  guard  and  behind  a  fence  overlooking 
a  ridge,  "  watching  and  waiting  "  for  the  enemy  under  Stonewall 
Jackson. 

Colonel  Bidwell  sat  on  the  fence  and  as  he  saw  me  approaching 
the  line  he  beckoned  me  to  come  to  him.  I  thought  I  was  to  get  my 
"  calling  down  "  for  wanton  straggling,  but  he  seemed  glad  to  see 
me,  and  then  asked  me  where  I  had  been  and  what  I  had  seen 
of  the  battle  on  our  left  where  the  fighting  had  been  very  severe. 
Well,  I  told  him  how  I  had  lost  track  of  the  regiment  and  that  I 
had  tried  to  make  my  way  to  the  James  River,  thinking  the  division 
had  advanced,  and  that  I  had  met  our  trains  coming  back  on  the 
run,  the  drivers  reporting  that  the  Confederates  had  got  between 
them  and  the  river. 

He  asked  me  several  questions  as  to  the  situation,  then  told  me  to 
get  my  place  in  the  ranks,  which  I  most  gladly  did.  One  night  at 
Camp  Lincoln  I  was  guard  in  front  of  General  "  Baldy  "  Smith's 
tent  and  along  toward  morning  I  got  the  fool  idea  in  my  head  to 
clean  up  my  musket,  and  just  at  daybreak,  as  I  sat  on  a  stone  with 
the  gun  barrel  across  my  knees  and  the  other  parts  scattered  on 
the  ground,  I  was  horrified  by  the  general  emerging  from  his  tent 
and  the  arrival  of  his  orderly  with  the  horses.  I  learned  later  that 
he  was  in  the  habit  of  getting  out  at  break  of  day  to  "  ride  the  lines  " 


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in  front  of  his  division.  Not  a  word  was  spoken,  but  he  gave  me 
a  stony  glare  as  I  sat  on  the  stone  which  froze  me  stiff,  and 
unsaluted  by  his  sentry,  he  mounted  his  horse  and  galloped  away 
to  the  front. 

When  I  was  relieved  from  duty  I  was  asked  to  call  at  Colonel 
Bidwell's  tent,  and  on  entering  and  saluting  I  was  asked  why  I 
failed  in  my  duty  to  the  commanding  general.  Of  course,  I  made 
the  best  defense  I  could  which  "  also  was  vanity,"  and  after  a  curt 
remark  from  the  colonel,  "  Go  to  your  quarters,  sir,  you  are  free 
for  this  time,  but  if  I  hear  of  any  further  breach  of  duty  you  will 
not  get  off  so  easily."  I  walked  away,  glad  it  was  no  worse. 

How  merciful  he  was  to  us  green  lads  and  how  carefully  he 
looked  after  our  every  want  and  interest.  As  the  ladies  are  wont  to 
remark:  "  He  was  just  dear."  Colonel  Bidwell  was  my  beau  ideal 
of  a  volunteer  soldier,  and  he  certainly  captured  the  hearts  of  all 
his  men.  At  the  time  of  my  wounding  and  capture  in  the  autumn 
of  '63  thru  the  recklessness  of  Major  Ellis  —  the  field  officer  of  the 
Sixth  Corps  picket  line  —  when  he  ordered  me,  sergeant  in  charge 
of  the  extreme  left  post,  and  Nick  Wagner  to  follow  him  beyond 
the  lines,  and  we  not  being  able  to  keep  up  with  his  galloping  horse, 
fell  into  the  hands  of  Confederate  cavalry,  I  afterwards  learned  from 
my  brother  that  when  the  fact  was  known  to  Colonel  Bidwell,  he 
sent  for  Ellis  and  reprimanded  him  most  severely  for  his  part  in 
the  unfortunate  affair. 

Had  we  been  under  the  colonel  instead  of  the  major,  that  blunder 
would  never  have  happened.  I  never  got  back  to  the  regiment,  but 
spent  my  third  year  of  service  in  -Libby  prison  and  the  hospitals  at 
Annapolis  Junction.  I  had  been  at  home  some  three  weeks  when 
the  battle  at  Cedar  Creek  took  place  and  I  received  the  sad  news 
of  the  death  of  General  Bidwell. 

In  the  year  1890,  the  Sixth  Corps  got  together  at  Philadelphia  and 
went  to  Winchester  to  dedicate  a  fine  monument  which  had  been 
erected  to  the  memory  of  General  David  Allan  Russell,  who  fell 
in  the  Battle  of  Winchester,  while  commanding  a  division  of  the 
Sixth  Corps.  I  think  I  was  the  only  member  of  the  49th  New  York 
Volunteers  present  on  that  occasion,  and  we  spent  three  days  in 
visiting  the  battlefields,  and  at  Cedar  Creek  I  had  the  great  good 
fortune  to  meet  General  George  Washington  Getty,  who  was  the 


154  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

commander  of  the  Second  Division  and  commander  of  the  Sixth 
Corps  while  General  Horatio  Gates  Wright  was  temporarily  in 
charge  of  the  army,  owing  to  Sheridan's  absence. 

As  we  stood  overlooking  the  field  I  asked  him  if  he  could  tell  me 
just  where  General  Bidwell  fell,  and  he  replied :  "  I  could  take 
you  to  the  exact  spot  now  marked  by  a  large  boulder  and  which 
is  about  one  mile  from  where  we  stand.1'  I  then  asked  him  about 
the  conduct  of  the  old  White  Cross  Division  on  that  momentous 
occasion,  and  what  they  were  doing  when  Sheridan  arrived  on  the 
field.  He  said  they  were  lying  behind  a  slight  ridge,  and  skirmishing 
with  the  enemy  just  back  of  Middletown,  a  small  hamlet,  and  that 
the  Second  Division  of  the  Sixth  Corps,  or  the  old  White  Cross 
Division,  was  the  only  considerable  body  of  troops  facing  and  hold 
ing  back  the  Confederates  on  that  bloody  field. 

And  fifty  busy  momentous  years  have  passed  since  that  famous 
Battle  of  Cedar  Creek,  where  our  dear  colonel  sealed  his  patriotism 
with  his  life  blood.  His  work  was  done  and  he  was  called  home 
to  be  forever  with  the  Lord,  while  we,  his  boys,  are  left  for  some 
good  purpose,  I  trust  and  believe. 

May  the  beloved  memory  of  that  good  friend,  soldier  and  patriot 
inspire  us  to  a  nobler  and  more  useful  life.  Comrade,  sleep  well, 
hail  and  farewell. 


RECOLLECTIONS  OF  THE  WAR 

By  Sergeant  NORMAN  R.  THOMPSON,  of  Jamestown,  New  York 

Very  vivid  in  my  mind  was  the  day  in  August,  1861,  when  a 
little  band  of  us  boys  listened  to  the  good-byes  —  and  they  were  the 
last  good-bye  of  many  who  went,  as  well  as  of  many  that  remained  — 
and  bid  farewell  to  the  scenes  of  our  childhood  in  the  little  village 
where  I  was  born,  and  started  for  the  war.  Another  was  when  we 
took  our  first  march  under  our  brave  and  beloved  colonel,  Daniel 
Davidson  Bidwell,  from  Camp  Porter  in  Buffalo  to  the  depot.  It 
seemed  as  tho  the  entire  populace  of  Buffalo  and  the  surrounding 
country  lined  up  on  both  sides  of  the  streets  thru  which  we  marched. 

Another  memorable  time  was  June  16,  1862,  when  we  were  at 
Camp  Lincoln  on  the  right  bank  of  the  Chickahominy  River  in  front 


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of  the  church  spires  of  Richmond  there  came  for  us  a  beautiful  silk 
flag  presented  to  the  regiment  by  the  ladies  of  Buffalo.  The  com 
mand  formed  in  hollow  square  and  in  the  presence  of  General  John 
Wynn  Davidson  and  staff  Colonel  Bidwell  presented  the  colors  to 
the  regiment  with  appropriate  remarks,  which  was  followed  by 
rousing  cheers  of  the  soldiers. 

Inspired  by  Mrs.  Abbey  P.  Heacock,  the  mother  of  Captain 
Reuben  E.  Heacock  of  Company  E,  nineteen  ladies  of  Buffalo,  who 
had  lived  on  the  Niagara  frontier  during  the  War  of  1812,  met  at 
one  another's  homes  and  prepared  this  magnificent  banner.  Another 
one  of  these  ladies  was  Mrs.  Jane  Harvey  Bidwell,  the  mother  of 
Colonel  Bidwell.  The  others  were  Mrs.  Esther  P.  Fox,  Mrs.  Par- 
nell  St.  John  Sidway,  Mrs.  Katherine  C.  Warner,  Mrs.  Sarah  M. 
Davidson,  Mrs.  Beulah  G.  Smith,  Mrs.  William  Hodge,  Miss  Sarah 
Hodge,  Mrs.  Orlando  Allen,  Mrs.  Walter  W.  Stannard,  Mrs.  Louisa 
C.  Weed,  Mrs.  Sarah  M.  Judson,  Mrs.  Sophia  Pratt  Mrs.  Fannie  A. 
Lay,  Mrs.  Sarah  T.  Coburn,  Mrs.  Sarah  D.  Gilbert,  Mrs.  Mary  P. 
Burt  and  Mrs.  Miles  Jones. 

This  silk  flag  was  of  regimental  size  and  had  the  name  of  the 
regiment  gorgeously  blazoned  on  its  expanse.  It  was  carried  in  the 
following  engagements :  Savage  Station,  White  Oak  Swamp,  Mal- 
vern  Hill,  Second  Bull  Run,  South  Mountain,  Antietam,  Fred- 
ericksburg,  Marye's  Heights  Salem  Church,  Gettysburg,  Fairneld, 
Funckstown,  Rappahannock  Station,  Mine  Run,  Wilderness, 
Spottsylvania  Court  House,  North  Anna,  Cold  Harbor,  Gurley 
House,  Fort  Stevens  and  Charlestown. 

On  September  17,  1864,  the  three  years  for  which  the  49th 
Regiment  enlisted  expired,  and  at  that  time  eighty-nine  veterans 
returned  to  Buffalo  to  be  mustered  out.  The  morning  this  little  band 
started  for  home  Colonel  Holt,  who  was  then  in  command  of  the 
regiment,  placed  the  tattered  and  bullet-holed  flag  in  the  custody 
of  Sergeant  Sumner  A.  Smith  to  return  it  to  the  patriotic  ladies 
of  Buffalo,  saying  it  had  done  its  duty  and  was  now  to  go  back 
to  those  who  had  remembered  the  boys  in  this  cynosure  of  soldierly 
pride  and  ambition.  On  October  5,  1865,  the  colors  of  the  49th 
Regiment  were  deposited  in  the  State  Capitol  at  Albany. 

There  was  another  flag,  which  was  not  of  silk,  but  of  bunting.  It 
had  been  presented  to  the  regiment  in  September,  1861,  by  Governor 


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Edwin  Dennison  Morgan  on  behalf  of  the  State  of  New  York. 
It  was  carried  in  these  engagements :  Lewinsville,  Watts  Creek, 
Young's  Mills,  Mechanicville  and  Golding's  Farm.  Then,  when  the 
beautiful  silk  banner  arrived,  it  was  laid  aside  and  not  used  again 
until  the  silk  banner  had  been  practically  shot  to  pieces,  and  returned 
to  the  patriotic  ladies  of  Buffalo,  who  had  made  it.  Then  it  was 
that  the  bunting  flag  was  again  unfurled  and  was  carried  in  these 
engagements :  Opequon,  Fisher's  Hill,  Cedar  Creek  and  at  the  Fall 
of  Petersburg.  And  proudly  too,  the  old  bunting  flag  was  carried 
by  the  49th  Regiment  at  Appomattox  Court  House. 

My  memory  goes  back  to  the  memorable  time  in  July,  1864,  when 
Washington  was  in  danger  and  the  gallant  Sixth  Corps,  of  which 
the  49th  Regiment  formed  a  part,  was  hastily  sent  with  all  speed 
to  the  relief  of  the  National  Capital.  President  Lincoln  met  us  at 
the  Seventh  Street  wharf,  and  well  we  cheered  him.  We  marched 
up  Seventh  street,  which  was  lined  on  both  sides  with  crowds  almost 
crazed  with  fear,  but  when  they  saw  the  men  wearing  the  Greek 
cross,  fear  seemed  to  give  way  to  joy  and  on  every  hand  you  could 
hear  the  exclamations :  "  It's  the  old  Sixth  Corps."  "  These  are  the 
men  who  took  Marye's  Heights."  '  The  danger  is  over  now." 
Washington  an  hour  before  was  in  a  panic,  but  when  they  saw  the 
veterans  of  the  Sixth  Corps  march  up  the  street,  excitement  sub 
sided  and  confidence  prevailed. 

Far  too  little  do  the  histories  tell  of  the  battle  which  ensued  the 
next  day  at  Fort  Stevens,  a  battle  which  kept  Early's  hordes  of 
Confederates  from  plundering  or  burning  our  seat  of  government. 
The  British  burned  Washington  during  the  War  of  1812,  and  but 
for  the  timely  arrival  of  the  Sixth  Corps  just  in  the  nick  of  time 
on  the  afternoon  of  July  11,  1864,  the  Confederates  would  have 
burned  the  city  a  second  time. 

We  of  the  49th  Regiment  are  very  proud  of  this  engagement  at 
Fort  Stevens,  for  our  beloved  Colonel  Bidwell  was  in  command 
of  the  attack  which  drove  Early  headlong  from  before  the  city  and 
sent  him  flying  up  the  Shenandoah  Valley.  Also  the  battle  was 
fought  under  the  eye  of  President  Lincoln,  the  only  battle  of  the 
war  that  our  President  witnessed. 

Many  of  these  memories  of  the  war  are  very  tender  and  sad.  I 
have  in  my  possession  a  letter  I  received  on  May  24,  1864,  from  the 


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father  of  Captain  Seward  Harmon  Terry  of  Company  G,  who  was 
killed  at  the  Bloody  Angle  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  May  12, 
1864.  It  would  bring  tears  to  your  eyes  to  read  it.  It  was  written 
in  reply  to  my  letter  of  May  13th  to  him,  telling  him  of  the  death 
of  his  son.  After  the  war  I  visited  Squire  Terry  at  his  home  in 
Clymer,  New  York.  He  took  me  up  to  the  cemetery  and  the  old 
gray-haired  man  standing  by  the  grave  of  his  brave  son,  with 
tears  running  down  his  cheeks,  told  me  how  great  a  sacrifice  it  was 
for  him  to  part  with  his  boy,  who  had  enrolled  when  only  twenty- 
three  years  of  age. 

Our  regiment  lost  more  heavily  at  the  Bloody  Angle,  May  12,  1864, 
than  during  any  other  engagement  of  the  war.  How  trying  was 
our  duty  on  May  13th  to  write  home  to  the  relatives  of  the  slain, 
telling  them  of  the  sad  news.  A  few  days  later  much  mail  came  to 
camp  for  us  and  some  of  it  were  letters  addressed  to  our  dead 
comrades.  But  they  would  never  read  letters  written  to  them  from 
their  homes  here,  for  they  had  gone  to  the  great  home  beyond. 

When  the  cruel  war  was  over  how  glad  we,  who  were  left,  were 
to  return  to  our  homes.  It  seemed  like  going  back  to  God's  country. 
The  Civil  War  was  our  country's  great  convulsion,  but  righteousness 
triumphed,  and  let  us  hope  our  nation  will  never  experience  another 
one. 

THE  MARCH  OF  THE  GALLANT  SIXTH  CORPS 

There  were  whispers  of  danger  in  Washington  town, 
There  were  murmurs  of  fear  of  a  foe  coming  down 
From  the  sheltering  Maryland  hills  on  the  North, 
Like  a  tiger  searching  for  his  prey  rushing  forth, 
There  was  flying  in  haste  with  the  treasures  of  wealth ! 
There  was  hiding  of  moneys  and  jewels  in  stealth! 
There  was  massing  of  crowds  on  Potomac's  fair  shore, 
For  they  knew  not  that  near  was  the  gallant  Sixth  Corps. 

To  the  national  chiefs  there  were  hours  of  suspense ; 

There  was  a  rushing  of  men  to  the  lines  of  defence, 

The  militia  untried  and  the  hospital  guest, 

The  civilian  with  little  of  fight  in  his  breast, 

And  the  President  stood  at  the  front  of  the  line, 

By  the  guns  of  Fort  Stevens,  as  if  to  divine 

If  the  foe  could  be  held  but  an  hour  or  more, 

For  he  knew  of  the  march  of  the  gallant  Sixth  Corps. 


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There  was  cavalry  there,  but  their  horses  were  not, 
Yet  they  made  with  their  carbines  a  fight  that  was  hot, 
And  they  drove  off  the  men  of  the  enemy's  hosts 
That  were  picking  off  gunners  and  guards  at  their  posts. 
But  the  chieftains  well  knew  that  the  valiant  display 
That  they  made  of  opposing  the  enemy's  way 
Was  pretense  that  might  melt  at  a  battle  line's  roar, 
And  they  longed  for  the  guns  of  the  gallant  Sixth  Corps. 

To  the  front  in  Virginia  the  word  was  rushed  down 
For  the  Sixth  Corps  to  haste  to  the  capital  town. 
The  assembly  was  sounded  and  quickly  they  sped 
To  defend  the  fair  home  of  the  government's  head ; 
Not  a  moment  was  lost  as  they  hurried  away, 
Over  hills,  down  the  James,  into  Chesapeake  Bay, 
Up  the  river  Potomac,  to  Washington's  shore, 
Where  the  nation  awaited  the  gallant  Sixth  Corps. 

From  the  river  to  Bright  wood  the  march  was  begun, 
Many  miles  in  the  dust  and  midsummer  sun ; 
Thru  the  city's  rude  streets,  often  greeted  with  cheers, 
And,  by  patriots  anxious  and  fearful,  with  tears ; 
For  the  cause  of  the  Union  in  peril  then  lay, 
Seemed  hanging  in  doubt  on  events  of  the  day, 
And  they  knew  it  would  rally,  triumphant,  once  more, 
As  they  witnessed  the  march  of  the  gallant  Sixth  Corps. 

Then  away  from  the  city  and  up  the  rough  roads, 

Past  the  line  of  deserted  suburban  abodes ; 

Up  hills  steep  and  wearisome,  onward  they  went, 

All  their  hearts  on  the  sight  of  the  enemy  bent; 

Never  slacking  their  speed  for  refreshment  or  rest, 

To  the  line  of  battle  they  eagerly  pressed, 

And  the  President  hailed  them  as  never  before, 

As  he  saw  the  swift  march  of  the  gallant  Sixth  Corps. 

Thru  the  night  on  their  guns  they  secured  the  repose 
That  they  needed  to  charge  their  fresh,  confident  foes ; 
But  at  break  of  morn  they  were  quickly  awake, 
And  their  place  on  the  battlefield  ready  to  take ; 
Then  assembly  was  sounded,  the  battle  line  formed, 
And  the  line  of  the  menacing  enemy  stormed ; 
But  the  foe  soon  recovered  the  flags  that  they  bore, 
And  fled  at  the  march  of  the  gallant  Sixth  Corps. 

Then  the  battle  became  a  victorious  rout, 
And  it  ended  at  last  in  a  glad,  ringing  shout, 
From  the  line  of  defence  round  the  capital  bent, 
And  the  citizens  cheered,  for  they  knew  what  it  meant ; 
But  for  those  who  laid  down  their  young  lives  on  that  day, 
We  the  sweetest  of  flowers  on  their  couches  will  lay ; 
In  our  hearts  we  will  cherish,  with  pride,  evermore, 
The  brave  boys  in  the  march  of  the  gallant  Sixth  Corps. 


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The  above  poem  was  read  by  Doctor  Calver  of  the  Sixth  Corps 
Association  at  the  Battleground  Cemetery,  Washington,  D.  C,  July 
12,  1904,  on  the  occasion  of  the  dedication  of  a  monument  erected 
by  the  survivors  of  the  122d  New  York  Volunteers  in  memory  of 
their  comrades  who  fell  in  the  Battle  of  Fort  Stevens.  The  122d 
Regiment  was  in  the  Third  Brigade  of  the  Second  Division,  Sixth 
Corps,  and  this  brigade,  under  command  of  Colonel  Bidwell,  charged 
Early's  Confederate  forces  and  under  the  eye  of  President  Lincoln 
drove  them  from  the  field. 


ADDRESS  DELIVERED  AT  THE  DEDICATION  OF  THE  49th 
REGIMENTAL  MONUMENT  AT  THE  BLOODY  ANGLE, 
SPOTTSYLVANIA  COURT  HOUSE,  VIRGINIA,  OCTOBER 

9,  1902 

By  WILLIAM  MULKIE,  of  Corry,  Pennsylvania 

Not  until  this  moment  was  I  aware  that  1  would  be  called  on  to 
say  anything  on  this  occasion.  I  am  no  speechmaker,  yet  had  I 
known  a  few  hours  earlier,  I  might  have  arranged  my  thoughts  in 
a  manner  that  would  have  been  more  pleasing  to  my  listeners,  and 
more  satisfactory  to  myself.  Under  no  circumstances,  however, 
could  I  have  made  a  brilliant  speech. 

First,  I  wish  to  say  this :  I  see  before  me  many  people  of  this 
section  of  the  country.  I  am  glad  you  are  taking  an  interest  in  the 
dedication  of  our  monument,  for  to  me  it  means  friendliness.  The 
last  time  we  were  here,  forty  years  ago,  in  place  of  a  loaded  table 
shown  us,  it  was  a  loaded  gun,  muzzle  foremost. 

But  I  am  reminded  that  the  chairman  called  upon  me  to  say 
something  in  regard  to  what  happened  here  forty  years  ago,  as  I 
remember  the  events.  Beginning  at  the  commencement  of  that 
campaign,  we  crossed  the  Rapidan  River  at  Germanna  Ford  late 
in  the  afternoon  of  May  4,  1864.  On  the  morning  of  the  5th,  taking 
the  old  Culpepper  pike  southeasterly,  we  reached  the  neighborhood 
of  Wilderness  Tavern.  General  Getty,  leaving  his  Third  Brigade, 
to  which  the  49th  Regiment  belonged,  led  his  First  and  Second 
Brigades  up  this  way,  until  we  reached  the  Brock  Road,  and  then 
turned  south  on  the  Brock  Road.  General  Getty  and  Major  Hyde 
were  in  advance.  I  was  in  the  second  file  of  men  behind  them. 
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When  we  reached  a  point  thirty  rods  in  this  direction  from  the 
Germanna  plank  road  we  were  fired  on  by  the  enemy  from  the  west 
side  of  the  Brock  Road.  Major  Hyde  soon  double-quicked  the 
pioneers  ahead,  right-faced  and  forwarded  us  into  the  thick  woods. 
We  soon  had  the  enemy  brushed  away  and  our  First  and  Second 
Brigades  passed  on  up  to  the  intersection  of  the  Brock  and  Orange 
Court  House  plank  roads.  This  was  the  first  opening  shot  by  our 
infantry  in  that  campaign  so  far  as  I  know.  It  was  less  than  a  half 
mile  to  the  Orange  Court  House  plank  road,  where  one  of  the  most 
fierce  and  deadly  struggles  began,  continuing  until  nightfall  of  the 
6th. 

When  we  left  that  place,  known  to  us  as  the  Wilderness,  on  the 
night  of  the  7th,  we  took  the  old  pike  road  leading  towards 
Chancellorsville,  near  which  we  turned  south  after  crossing  the  Ny 
River  at  about  the  Catharpin  furnace,  when  we  took  the  direct  road 
for  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  camping  on  the  night  of  the  8th 
south  of  the  Pine  Tree  Meeting  House.  I  will  hurriedly  pass  over 
the  9th  and  10th,  only  pausing  to  say  that  our  regiment  took  part 
in  Colonel  Upton's  wonderful  forlorn  hope  charge,  which  gained 
advanced  ground  and  captured  many  guns  and  prisoners,  but  not 
being  supported,  we  were  forced  to  leave  the  guns,  altho  we  brought 
away  the  prisoners.  Our  regiment  lost  quite  severely  in  this 
engagement. 

Very  early  on  the  morning  of  the  llth,  under  the  leadership  of 
Major  Hyde,  about  sixty  of  us  passed  along  the  ridge  (pointing  to 
the  place)  easterly,  as  an  escort  to  one  of  General  M  cade's  staff 
officers,  in  search  of  General  Burnside's  Corps.  After  passing  those 
chimneys  yonder,  about  half  a  mile,  we  came  in  sight  of  his  wagon 
train,  and  nearing  some  of  the  wagons  we  stacked  our  guns.  About 
two  hours  later  we  started  back,  taking  the  same  route.  I  am  enter 
ing  into  the  details  of  my  experience  that  day,  in  order  to  remove 
any  doubt  you  may  have  of  the  identity  of  the  location.  While 
passing  the  house  that  stood  where  those  chimneys  now  stand  (point 
ing  to  them),  we  discovered  some  Johnnies'  outposts  at  this  salient 
angle.  At  the  house  we  found  a  lone  woman,  one  of  the  real 
motherly  sort.  I  am  sorry  she  is  not  here  to-day.  I  am  told  she 
would  have  been  but  for  a  funeral  she  is  attending.  I  asked  her 
about  the  enemy  we  had  seen,  "  Yes,"  she  said,  "  there  is  a  smart 


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lot  of  them  over  there."  We  found  out  early  next  morning  that  she 
told  the  truth. 

Long  before  daylight  of  the  12th,  we  were  again  following  Major 
'Hyde  down  this  way,  again  passing  around  to  the  rear  of  that  house, 
where  the  woods  road  leads  out  to  the  Fredericksburg  road.  At 
the  edge  of  the  woods,  some  twenty  rods  the  other  side  of  the  house 
from  here,  we  stacked  our  guns,  and,  dividing  into  small  parties, 
commenced  repairing  and  widening  the  road.  As  I  remember  it,  it 
was  between  nine  and  ten  o'clock  when  the  greater  number  of  us 
were  returning  to  our  guns  and  had  just  emerged  from  the  woods 
when  I  saw  thousands  of  Confederates  coming  towards  us.  We 
immediately  took  our  guns  and  deployed  along  the  edge  of  the 
woods  to  prevent  them  from  entering.  It  was  not  long  before  the 
four  or  five  thousand  prisoners  taken  in  the  charge,  that  history 
gives  all  the  credit  of  to  the  Second  Corps,  were  corralled,  with 
the  help  of  some  provost  guards  and  a  few  cavalrymen,  who  came 
to  our  assistance.  We  then  came  out  this  way,  up  thru  that  low 
ground  (pointing  to  it),  and  turning  to  the  other  side  of  yonder 
high  ground,  passed  a  short  piece  of  work  and  on  until  we  reached 
some  extensive  works  that  had  been  captured  from  the  enemy.  We 
began  at  once  changing  them  and  continued  building  and  strengthen 
ing  lines  over  those  woods  until  nearly  daylight. 

At  daybreak  on  the  morning  of  the  13th,  the  desperate  fighting  of 
the  previous  day  and  night  had  ceased,  the  enemy  having  withdrawn 
their  lines.  I  came  over  here  expecting  to  find  my  company.  They 
had  withdrawn  from  the  line  and  others  had  taken  their  places.  But 
I  found  plenty  of  evidence  that  they  had  been  here  and  of  the 
desperate  conflict  they  had  helped  to  wage.  Sherman  said,  "  War 
is  hell."  Looking  at  the  dead  lying  over  there,  just  in  front  of  this 
line,  and  the  dear  comrades  and  officers  of  my  company  lying  here 
and  back  there,  I  think  he  did  not  put  it  too  strong.  We  are  told 
that  our  little  brigade  fired  one  hundred  and  thirty-three  rounds  of 
ammunition  to  the  man,  and  kept  at  bay,  five  distinct  and  separate 
charges  that  were  made  to  recapture  the  angle. 

Some  idea  as  to  the  truth  of  this  statement  may  be  formed 
when  we  think  of  that  oak  tree,  some  fifteen  inches  thru,  the 
stump  of  which  can  be  seen  by  any  visitor  at  the  National 


162  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

Museum  at  Washington.  This  tree  was  up  twenty-two  feet  out 
side  of  yonder  line  of  works  and  within  sixty  feet  of  the  monu 
ment  we  this  day  dedicate  to  the  memory  of  those  tried  and  true 
men  of  our  regiment,  who,  under  the  fierce  showers  of  minnie  balls, 
laid  down  their  lives  to  save  their  country. 

I  found  Sergeant  Elijah  H.  Shippee  lying  cold  in  death.  He 
had  but  a  few  days  before  received  a  minnie  ball  thru  the  fleshy 
part  of  the  arm,  and  carrying  it  in  a  sling,  had,  with  the  others, 
carried  an  ax  and  coffee  kettle,  trying  to  be  of  some  service  in 
making  coffee  for  his  comrades.  When  the  regiment  was  called 
to  make  the  charge  which  brought  them  across  here,  he  threw 
down  the  kettle  and  went  forward  to  the  works,  which  as  yet, 
consisted  of  bare  logs,  and  under  and  between  them  he  wielded 
his  ax  on  the  enemy,  who  so  stubbornly  defended  their  position 
for  a  long  time  before  they  were  forced  to  retreat.  In  the  mean 
time  Shippee  was  like  an  avenging  spirit,  continuing  to  deal 
crushing  and  deadly  blows,  baring  his  breast  to  the  enemy's 
bullets  and  bayonets'  thrusts.  There  he  lay  with  half  a  dozen 
holes  in  his  body.  Who  shall  say  such  a  man  is  dead?  Lives 
he  not  in  the  deed  engraved  high  on  fame's  escutcheon,  the 
bravest  of  the  brave? 

Not  much  less  I  can  say  of  my  captain,  Seward  Harman  Terry, 
Lieutenant  Mortimer  Le  Verne  Tyler,  Gilbert  D.  Harris,  Dayton 
R.  Leland,  and  many  others  of  my  company  and  regiment,  who 
fought  to  the  finish  here,  with  an  indomitable  spirit  of  devotion 
to  their  country.  Over  there,  on  that  low  ground,  in  the  same 
grave,  side  by  side  as  they  had  fought  and  struggled,  we  buried 
three  of  the  bravest  of  the  brave.  They  died  as  patriot  soldiers 
wish  to  die;  proudly  they  consecrated  their  lives  to  the  cause 
of  human  liberty;  side  by  side  we  laid  them  to  rest,  until  they 
hear  the  last  welcome  call. 

They  were  soldiers  fit  to  stand  by  Caesar, 
Each  of  merit,  has  each  honored  name 
To  shine  untarnished  on  the  rolls  of  fame 
And  add  new  luster  to  the  historic  page ! 

With  a  sad  heart  I  turned  from  the  scenes  around  me  and  wept 
as  I  walked  away,  to  resume  my  duties  as  a  soldier.  After  this 


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conflict  Company  G  was  unable  to  stack  more  than  seven 
muskets,  having  no  officers  left  to  command.  The  roll  was  never 
again  called,  the  few  members  remaining  were  consolidated  in 
Company  A. 

Referring  again  to  our  visiting  friends  of  this  section,  the  time 
was,  when  each  of  us  maligned  the  other's  character  and  impugned 
the  other's  motives.  This  was  largely  due,  however,  to  news 
papers  and  the  intriguing  men  of  that  time.  The  battle  fought 
at  this  place  helped  to  make  us  a  nation  of  greater  power  and 
intelligence.  Our  duty  now  is  to  help  preserve  the  peace,  happi 
ness  and  prosperity  we  are  enjoying  at  home,  and  continue  to 
hold  the  respect  of  other  nations.  Our  experience  ought  to  teach 
us  the  necessity  of  the  first;  our  power  secures  us  the  second. 
Forty  years  ago  the  North  and  South  were  comparatively 
strangers,  now  we  are  acquainted.  Designing  politicians  of 
that  day  forced  the  two  great  factions  of  our  nation  to  gather, 
face  to  face,  with  drawn  swords  and  fixed  bayonets  and  measure 
their  strength.  It  was  a  war  between  giants.  The  scenes  that 
occurred  on  this  field,  tho  deadly  and  dreadful  as  we  have 
depicted  them,  were  repeated  on  many  other  fields;  Bull  Run 
and  Appomattox,  and  thousands  of  the  bravest  soldiers  that  ever 
trod  the  earth  were  sacrificed  on  the  altar  of  their  country. 

It  is  fitting  that  we  should  erect  monuments  to  their  memory. 
Comrades,  let  us  rejoice  that  we  have  lived  to  see  the  Mason 
and  Dixon  line  erased  from  the  maps  of  a  once  more  united 
country,  and  that  the  same  "  Old  Glory  "  flag  is  upheld,  and  is 
respected  alike  by  both  the  Blue  and  the  Gray.  I  am  ready  to 
shake  the  hand  of  any  good  ex-Confederate  soldier,  and  to  do 
my  share  to  preserve  our  American  home  and  principles.  Let 
us  be  friends  for  evermore. 


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ADDRESS  OF  SERGEANT  ALEXANDER  H.  McKELVY,  PRESI 
DENT  OF  THE  49th  REGIMENTAL  ASSOCIATION,  AT 
THE  DEDICATION  OF  THE  MONUMENT  AT  THE 
BLOODY  ANGLE,  SPOTTSYLVANIA  COURT  HOUSE, 
OCTOBER  9,  1902 

Comrades :  We  are  assembled  here  on  one  of  the  great  battle 
fields  of  the  Civil  War  for  a  purpose  entirely  proper  and  com 
mendable,  and  worthy  of  the  organization  of  which  we  are  proud 
to  be  known  as  members. 

We  have  journeyed  here  from  the  far  Pacific  coast,  from  the 
great  lakes,  rivers  and  valleys,  cities  and  towns  of  our  beloved 
country. 

And  for  what  have  we  left  our  various  vocations,  professions 
and  trades?  Let  this  silent  shaft  inscribed  on  its  four  sides  tell 
the  story. 

Forty-one  comrades  of  our  grand  old  regiment,  the  49th  New 
York  Volunteers,  fell  here  and  gave  up  those  lives,  so  dear,  so 
precious  to  their  families  and  friends,  for  their  country's  defense, 
and  now,  thirty-eight  years  after  the  great  sacrifices,  we,  a  few 
of  their  comrades,  meet  here  to  honor  their  memory  by  the 
erection  of  this  granite  witness  to  their  patriotism. 

Yes,  their  names  are  here  writ  in  stone,  but  this  stone  will 
crumble  and  decay,  and  in  the  course  of  time  will  disappear  from 
the  face  of  the  earth,  but  as  long  as  human  history  shall  last, 
as  long  as  the  great  Republic  of  the  West  shall  hold  an  honored 
place  in  the  list  of  nations,  as  long  as  men  and  women  cherish 
the  ideas  of  patriotism,  self-sacrifice  and  splendid  devotion  to  a 
righteous  cause,  so  long  shall  worship  here  be  fostered,  and  the 
memories  of  those  great  heroes  be  loved  and  revered. 

In  the  language  of  the  immortal  Lincoln,  in  substance,  "  It 
will  matter  little  what  we  say  here,  but  the  subject  that  concerns 
us  all  is,  what  they  did  here."  Brave  boys,  you  did  your  work 
here,  you  made  your  supreme  effort,  you  failed  not  in  duty, 
but  you  nobly  performed  your  part  in  the  great  conflict,  and 
then  gathered  your  drapery  around  you,  laid  down  in  a  soldier's 
grave  to  dream  of  a  glorious  and  united  country  over  which 


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your  beloved  banner  should  wave  from  east  to  west,  from  north 
to  south. 

Honest,  faithful  comrades,  "  After  life's  fiful  fever  you  sleep 
well."  Sleep  on  and  take  your  rest  while  we  linger  at  your  side. 
Not  forgetting  for  one  moment  the  cause  for  which  you  died. 

And  now  they  sleep  so  stately, 

Each  in  his  graveyard  bed. 
So  calmly,  so  sedately 

They  rest,  that  once  I  said : 
These  men  are  dead. 

The  night-time  and  the  day-time, 

The  rise  and  set  of  sun, 
The  winter  and  the  May-time, 

To  them  whose  work  is  done, 
Are  all  as  one. 

Then  o'er  mine  eyes  there  floated 

A  vision  of  the  land 
Where  their  brave  souls,  promoted 

To  Heaven's  own  armies,  stand 
At  God's  right  hand. 

From  out  the  mighty  distance 

I  seemed  to  see  them  gaze 
Back  on  their  old  existence, 

Back  on  the  battle  blaze 
Of  war's  dread  days. 

The  flowers  shall  fade  and  perish 

In  larger  faith,  spake  I, 
But  these  dear  names  we  cherish 

Are  written  in  the  sky, 
And  cannot  die. 


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MUSTER  ROLL   OF   THE    FORTY-NINTH   REGI 
MENT,  NEW  YORK  VOLUNTEERS 

ACHEON,  CHARLES  —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  August  6,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861  ; 
discharged  for  disability,  March  17,  1863,  at  Alexandria,  Virginia. 

ACKERLY,  FELIX  —  Age,  32  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  September 
4,  1861  ;  discharged,  no  date. 

ADAMS,  JACOB  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  September 

4,  1861;  discharged,  March   19,   1863,  at  White  Oak  Church,   Virginia. 
ADAMS,  JOHN  —  Age,  27  years.     Enlisted,   February  20,   1864,  at   Niagara, 

to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  February  22, 
1864;  wounded  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House, 
Virginia. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL — Private,  Company  B,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded  in  action, 
May  3,  1863,  at  Fredericksburg,  Virginia ;  died  of  his  wounds,  December 
29,  1863,  at  Palmyra,  New  York. 

AFFOLTER,  SAMUEL  —  Age,  43  years.  Enlisted,  August  9,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  September  18,  1862,  at  Providence,  Rhode 
Island. 

AKINS,  JOHN  —  Age,  40  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September  13,  1864;  mustered  out, 
to  date,  June  27,  1865,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

ALBERGER,  WILLIAM  CLENDENIN  —  Age,  24  years.  Enrolled,  September  18, 
1861,  at  New  York  City,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  lieutenant 
colonel,  September  10,  1861 ;  wounded  in  action,  September  17,  1862,  at 
Antietam,  Maryland;  discharged  for  disability,  December  10,  1862;  prior 
service  as  captain,  Twenty-first  New  York  Infantry ;  commissioned  lieu 
tenant  colonel,  January  20,  1862,  with  rank  from  September  18,  1861, 
original. 

ALLEN,  ANDREW  J.— Age,  30  years.  Enlisted,  September  3,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September 

5,  1861;     promoted    sergeant,    January    1,    1863;    sergeant   major,    March    1, 
1863;    mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

ALLEN,  GEORGE  M. —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  30,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  September 

6,  1861 ;    discharged,  no  date,   from  hospital. 

ALLEN,  JAMES  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  as  private,  Company  D,  August  27,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a 
veteran,  December  25,  1863;  promoted  corporal,  April  1,  1864;  wounded  in 

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170  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  promoted  sergeant,  May 
12.  1864;  transferred  to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  promoted  first 
sergeant,  January  1,  1865;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861 ;  died  of  typhoid  fever,  June  4,  1862,  at  Baltimore,  Maryland. 

ALLMAN,  JOHN  —  Age,  37  years.  Enlisted,  August  1,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861 ; 
mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

ALTEMAN,  JOHN  PETER  —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted  at  Lockport,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  October  10,  1864;  no 
further  record. 

ALTUM,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  31  years.  Enlisted  at  Jamestown,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  November  18,  1861 ; 
deserted,  June  27,  1862,  at  Savage  Station,  Virginia. 

ALVERSON,  NATHAN  F. —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  September  9,  1861,  at 
Forestville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  Sep 
tember  10,  1861;  died  of  typhoid  fever,  June  21,  1862,  at  New  York  City. 

AMIDON,  JOHN  N. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  10,  1861,  at  Clymer, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
transferred  to  Company  I  November  1,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability, 
February  10,  1864. 

ANDERSON,  ADOLPH  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted  at  Utica,  to  serve  three 
years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  February  3,  1865 ;  mustered 
out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

ANDERSON,  JOHN  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  4,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September 
6,  1861 ;  sent  to  United  States  Hospital,  Germantown,  Pennsylvania,  July 
2,  1863;  no  further  record. 

ANDREWS,  JAMES  M. —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  A,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Veteran  Reserve 
Corps,  March  15,  1864;  mustered  out,  July  14,  1865,  as  of  Company  G, 
Sixth  Regiment,  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  at  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

ANDREWS,  ROBERT  —  Age,  38  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  absent, 
sick,  in  hospital,  at  muster  out  of  company. 

ANGLICKER,  BERNARD  —  Age,  40  years.  Enlisted,  August  3,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22, 
1861;  discharged  for  disability,  January  15,  1863;,  at  White  Oak  Church, 
Virginia. 

ANNIS,  ALONZO  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  A,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  mustered  out,  June 
16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

APLIN,  HORACE  W. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  Septem 
ber  18,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  14,  1863 ;  transferred  to 


New  York  Volunteers  171 

Company   D,    September    17,    1864;    mustered   out   with   company,   June   27, 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

APTHORP,  THOMAS  — Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  6,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  Septem 
ber  10,  1861 ;  wounded  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court 
House,  Virginia ;  died  of  his  wounds,  June  21,  1864,  at  General  Hospital, 
Alexandria,  Virginia. 

ARBOR,  JOHN  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years; 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September  16,  1862;  wounded  in 
action,  May  10,  1864,  near  Spottsylvania,  Virginia ;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  C,  September  17,  1864;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

ARKISON,  THOMAS  —  Age,  31  years.  Enlisted,  August  8,  1861,  at  Ash- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  A,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865, 
at  Washington,  D.  C. 

ARMENSLO,  JOHN  — Age,  29  years.  Enlisted,  August  8,  1861,  at  Ashville, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  December  12,  1862. 

ARMSTRONG,  GEORGE  —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  2,  1861 ;  deserted, 
September  10,  1861,  at  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York. 

ARMSTRONG,  WILLIAM  —  Private,  Company  E,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  A,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  April  2,  1865,  near  Petersburg,  Virginia; 
discharged,  June  3,  1865,  at  Stanton  Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C. 

ARNOLD,  Lucius  —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  14,  1863 ;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  D,  September  17,  1864;  promoted  corporal,  March  16,  1865;  mustered 
out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

ASPELL,  JAMES  —  Private,  Company  A,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  B,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  mustered  out,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

ATHERLY,  ROLLIN  D. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  8,  1861,  at  Ash 
ville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861 ;  transferred  to  Company  K,  November  1,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a 
veteran,  December  14,  1863;  transferred  to  Company  D.  September  17, 
1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

AUSTIN,  WILLIAM  H. —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted,  September  7,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  wagoner,  Company  D,  Sep 
tember  10,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  April  21,  1862. 

BABCOCK,  AMOS  —  Private,  Company  A,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863 ;  to  Company  D,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  promoted  corporal,  May  14,  1865;  mustered  out,  June  16, 
1865,  with  detachment,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 


172  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

BACON,  EDWIN  — Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  2,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  captured  in  action,  May  6, 

1864,  at   the   Wilderness,   Virginia;   transferred   to   Company   C,    September 
17,  1864;    paroled,  no  date;    died,  January  6,  1865,  at  Camp  Parole,  Annap 
olis,    Maryland. 

BACON,  LEANDER  — Age,  34  years.  Enlisted,  August  16,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
sick  in  hospital,  April  30,  1863;  discharged,  no  date. 

BAGLEY,  ALONZO  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  A,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  discharged,  June  16, 

1865,  with  detachment,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BAGNALL,  SAMUEL  A. —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1862,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1862;  promoted  sergeant,  September  1,  1864;  transferred  to  Company  D, 
September  17,  1864;  promoted  commissary  sergeant,  September  18,  1864; 
mustered  out,  June  16,  1865,  with  detachment,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BAILEY,  HENRY  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted  at  Eden,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  March  31,  1865;  mustered  out  with 
company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BAILEY,  NELSON  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  Septem 
ber  3,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  mustered  out 
with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BAILEY,  WILLARD  W. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  23,  1861,  at 
Lockport,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  Sep 
tember  24,  1861;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  February  11,  1864;  transferred 
to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  absent,  sick  in  hospital  at  muster  out 
of  company. 

BAKER,  CHARLES  —  Age,  15  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  fifer,  Company  G,  September  13,  1861 ;  re-enlisted 
as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  transferred  to  Company  A,  September  17, 
1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BAKER,  FRANK  — Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  15,  1861,  at  Lockport, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  H,  August  31, 
1861;  promoted  sergeant,  March  30,  1862;  captured  in  action,  October  10, 
1863,  at  Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia;  paroled,  March  21,  1864;  mustered 
out,  October  10,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

BAKER,  JAMES  A.— Age,  29  years.  Enlisted,  August  10,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Septem 
ber  20,  1861;  promoted  corporal,  May  1,  1862;  wounded  in  action,  Decem 
ber  14,  1862,  at  Fredericksburg,  Virginia;  died  of  his  wounds,  January  20, 
1863,  at  Armory  Square  Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C. 

BAiKER,  JEROME  P.— Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August 
24,  1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  no  date ;  died  of  disease,  November  12,  1862. 


New  York  Volunteers  173 

BAKER,  JOHN  G.— Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  November  14,  1861 ;  dis 
charged,  October  7,  1862,  at  Fortress  Monroe,  Virginia. 

BALDWIN,  EBENEZER  —  Age,  39  years.  Enlisted,  August  10,  1861,  at  West- 
field,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861;  discharged  for  disability,  April  29,  1862. 

BALL,  SAMUEL  —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  June  2,  1864;  mustered  out  with 
company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BALLARD,  JOHN  — Age,  23  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  February  22,  1865 ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BALLOU,  SCHUYLER  S. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Lockport,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  musician,  Company  H,  September  16,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  25,  1863 ;  transferred  to  Company  E, 
September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

BALLOU,  STEPHEN  D. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  9,  1861,  at 
Medina,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  Septem 
ber  13,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863 ;  transferred  to 
Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27, 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BANKER,  JOHN  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1861,  at  Portches- 
ter,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  September 
20,  1861;  wounded  in  action,  May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  dis 
charged  for  his  wounds,  October  8,  1864. 

BANKER,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  20,  1861 ;  deserted,  September  15,  1863,  at  South  Mountain,  Mary 
land. 

BAQUET,  NICHOLAS  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  September  6,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September 
7,  1861;  killed  in  action,  July  6,  1863,  at  Fairfield,  Pennsylvania. 

BARBAULD,  BARTON  C. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August 
28,  1861 ;  missing  in  action,  June  27,  1862,  on  retreat  to  Harrison's  Land 
ing,  Virginia ;  no  further  record. 

BARBELL,  GEORGE  — Age,  --  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  January  10,  1863;  discharged 
for  disability,  March  26,  1863,  at  White  Oak  Church,  Virginia. 

BARBER,  FRANK  W  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  7,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  Septem 
ber  9,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  December  9,  1862,  at  Convalescent 
Camp,  Alexandria,  Virginia. 

BARBOUR,  GEORGE  W.— Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  13,  1861,  at  Stock 
ton,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861;  discharged  for  disability,  July  26,  1862. 


174  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

BARDMAN,  JOHN  —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted,  August  4,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran  December  16,  1863;  transferred  to  Company  C, 
September  17,  1864;  no  further  record. 

BARGER,  FRED  C. —  Age,  19  years.  Enrolled,  August  8,  1861,  at  Westfield, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861;  promoted  second  lieutenant,  April  29,  1862;  mustered  in  as  first 
lieutenant,  September  2,  1862;  wounded  in  action,  December  13,  1862,  at 
Fredericksburg,  Virginia;  discharged  by  order  of  the  Secretary  of  War 
on  account  of  disability  from  wounds  received  in  action,  May  11,  1864; 
commissioned  second  lieutenant,  May  19,  1862,  with  rank  from  April  29, 
1862,  vice  S.  H.  Terry,  promoted;  first  lieutenant,  November  11,  1862,  with 
rank  from  September  2,  1862,  vice  Terry,  promoted. 

BARLOW,  HENRY  E. —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted,  September  3,  1861,  at  Som 
erset,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  H.  Septem 
ber  13,  1861;  discharged  for  disability,  November  12,  1862,  at  General  Hos 
pital,  Annapolis,  Maryland. 

BARNARD,  SELAH  E. —  Age,  34  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  31,  1861 ;  deserted, 
September  19,  1861,  at  Park  Barracks,  New  York  City. 

BARNES,  JAMES  —  Age,  39  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  June  13,  1864;  transferred  to 
Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27, 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BARNES,  JOSEPH  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  9,  1861,  at  Medina, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September  13, 
1861;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863;  deserted,  July  16,  1864, 
at  Leesburg,  Virginia. 

BARNES,  WILLIAM  H. —  Age,  33  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  January  29,  1862;  died  of 
disease,  November  9,  1862,  at  hospital,  Hagerstown,  Maryland. 

BARNEY,  THOMAS  — Age,  29  years.  Enlisted,  August  14,  1861,  at  West- 
field,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  15,  1863;  captured  in  action, 
May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  A,  September  17,  1864;  absent,  prisoner  of  war,  at  muster  out  of 
company. 

BARRAY,  GARRET  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August 
31,  1861;  discharged  for  disability,  April  28,  1862,  at  Washington,  D.  C.; 
subsequent  service  in  Company  M,  First  Artillery. 

BARTELL,  JOHN  R.  —  Private,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  captured  in  action, 
May  3,  1863,  at  Fredericksburg,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  E,  this 
regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  paroled,  no 
date ;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

BARTHOLOMEW,  HARLEY  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at 
Jamestown,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  K, 
September  18,  1861 ;  returned  to  ranks  in  September,  1862 ;  promoted  cor- 


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poral  in  March,  1863;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New 
York. 

BARTHOLOMEW,  PERRY  —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at 
Jamestown,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  K, 
September  18,  1861;  discharged  for  disability,  December  30,  1861. 

BARTLETT,  ALBERT  A. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August 
24,  1861 ;  wounded  in  action,  September  17,  1862,  at  Antietam,  Maryland ; 
discharged  for  wounds,  April  3,  1863. 

BARTON,  AMASA  F. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Clymer, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
died  of  typhoid  fever,  September  21,  1862,  in  Satterlee  Hospital,  Philadel 
phia,  Pennsylvania. 

BARTON,  DAVID  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  10,  1861,  at  Mina,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  no  date,  at  hospital,  Georgetown,  D.  C. 

BARTON,  EPHRAIM  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  24,  1862,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  October  25,  1862 ; 
transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BARTON,  JESSE  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  6,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  transferred  to  Company  C, 
September  17,  1864;  dishonorably  discharged,  June  17,  1865. 

BATEMAN,  JUNIOR,  MICHAEL  —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861, 
at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private.  Company  E, 
August  28,  1861 ;  deserted,  September  19,  1861,  at  Park  Barracks,  New 
York  City. 

BAYLIS,  JEFFERSON  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August  31, 
1861;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 

BAYLIS,  JOHN  R. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  16,  1861,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August  31, 
1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  March  3,  1863 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  Decem 
ber  26,  1863;  transferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered 
out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BEACH,  CYRUS  —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  Jamestown, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September  18, 
1861;  transferred  to  First  New  York  Independent  Battery,  December  11, 
1863. 

BEACH,  HENRY  N. —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861;  discharged  for  disability,  December  20,  1862. 

BEACH,  LOOMIS  J. —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  18,  1862,  at  Ellery, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September  9, 
1862;  discharged  for  disability,  January  9,  1863,  at  camp  near  White  Oak 
Church,  Virginia. 

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BEACH,  WALTER  A.— Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  accidental  wound,  October  4,  1862,  at  Bakersville, 
Maryland. 

BEACH,  WILLIAM  E.— Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28, 
1861;  promoted  corporal,  no  date;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16, 
1863;  promoted  sergeant,  April  25,  1864;  transferred  to  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek,  Vir 
ginia;  promoted  first  sergeant,  June  17,  1865;  mustered  out  with  company, 
June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BEAR,  SAMUEL  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  January  29,  1862;  transferred  to 
Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  discharged,  January  29,  1865. 

BEATSON,  BOSWELL  —  Age,  41  years.  Enlisted,  August  6,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
promoted  sergeant,  same  date ;  discharged,  October  23,  1862,  at  Fortress 
Monroe,  Virginia;  again  enlisted  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E, 
January  2,  1864;  promoted  sergeant,  April  25,  1864;  no  further  record. 

BEATSON,  JUNIOR,  ROBERT  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  Junuary  29,  1864,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  Janu 
ary  30,  1864;  transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  killed  in 
action,  September  19,  1864,  at  Opequon,  Virginia. 

BEATTIE,  GEORGE  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted  at  Orange,  to  serve  one  year, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  February  22,  1865 ;  no  further 
record. 

BECKER,  ALEXANDER  —  Age,  43  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private.  Company  B,  September  13,  1862;  trans 
ferred  to  Invalid  Corps,  December  15,  1863;  discharged,  June  29,  1865,  at 
Albany,  New  York. 

BEDELL,  CHARLES  P. —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  December  18,  1861,  at 
Lockport,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  Decem 
ber  28,  1861;  transferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  mustered 
out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BEEDLE,  JOHN  —  First  sersreant.  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry; 
transferred  to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  as  sergeant,  October  1,  1863; 
promoted,  May  3,  1864,  to  first  lieutenant,  One  Hundred  and  Eighth  New 
York  Volunteers. 

BEEHLER,  FRANK  —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  August  8,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  22,  1861 ; 
wounded  in  action,  May  10,  1864,  near  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia; 
discharged,  August  23,  1864,  at  Rochester,  New  York. 

BEGO,  JOHN  —  Private,  Company  A,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  transferred  to 
Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded  in  action,  May  10, 
1864,  near  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  D, 
September  17,  1864;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 


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BEHLE,  JOHN  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  February  3,  1863,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  February  26,  1862 ; 
discharged  February  3,  1865. 

BEHR,  ANDREW  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  30,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  31, 
1861 ;  deserted  in  May,  1862,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

BELL,  ALEXANDER  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted  at  Sheldon,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  July  20,  1864;  transferred 
to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27, 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BELL,  LEWIS  —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  September  1,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  20,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  transferred 
to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27, 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BENNETT,  LEWIS  —  Age,  33  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  April  26,  1864;  transferred 
to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  killed  in  action,  September  19,  1864, 
at  Opequon,  Virginia. 

BENNETT,  STEPHEN  M. —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at 
Jamestown,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K, 
September  18,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  14,  1863 ;  wounded 
in  action,  July  12,  1864,  near  Fort  Stevens,  D.  C. ;  transferred  to  Company 
D,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  August  12,  1865,  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 

BENNETT,  THOMAS  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  A,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action, 
June  2,  1864,  at  Cold  Harbor,  Virginia;  discharged  with  detachment,  June 
16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BENCHLEY,  HAYDEN  —  Age,  33  years.  Enlisted  at  Jamestown,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  November  18,  1861 ; 
discharged,  November  20,  1862. 

BENSON,  HENRY  —  Age,  50  years.  Enrolled,  February  5,  1863,  at  Albany, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  chaplain,  February  17,  1863 ;  mustered 
out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York;  commissioned  chaplain,  Feb 
ruary  18,  1863,  with  rank  from  February  5,  1863,  vice  John  Bowman, 
resigned. 

BENSON,  HORACE  R. —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  13,  1863 ;  died  of  small-pox, 
December  23,  1863,  at  Brandy  Station,  Virginia. 

BENSON,  ROBERT  P. —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  27,  1862,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1862;  promoted  corporal,  August  15,  1863;  wounded  in  action,  May  10, 
1864,  near  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  D, 
September  17,  1864;  returned  to  ranks,  April  1,  1865;  no  record  subsequent 
to  April  30,  1865. 


178  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

BENZINGER,  CONRAD  —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  28,  1862;  discharged 
for  disability,  September  17,  1863,  at  Convalescent  Camp,  Virginia. 

BENZINGER,  FERDINAND  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  16,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August 
28,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  C,  September  17,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spott- 
sylvania  Court  House,  Virginia ;  absent,  wounded,  at  muster  out  of  company. 

BERG,  H.  HENRY  — Age,  31  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  October  1,  1862;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment, 
June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BERGMAN,  JACOB  — Age,  23  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  July  14,  1864;  transferred 
to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  wounded,  October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar 
Creek  Virginia;  absent,  sick  in  hospital,  at  muster  out  of  company. 

BERNDT,  MATHIAS  — Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  21,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22, 
1861;  promoted  corporal,  February  1,  1863;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran, 
December  16,  1863;  killed  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court 
House,  Virginia. 

BEYER,  GEORGE  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  November  29,  1862 ;  deserted, 
July  17,  1863,  at  Boonsboro,  Maryland. 

BEYER,  GEORGE  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  24,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September  26, 
1861 ;  died  of  disease,  November  5,  1862,  at  Third  Division  Hospital,  Alex 
andria,  Virginia. 

BICKFORD,  MYRON  H. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  21,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22, 
1861  ;  died  of  typhoid  fever,  no  date,  at  Fortress  Monroe,  Virginia. 

BIDWELL,  CHARLES  HOWELL  —  Age,  20  years.  Enrolled,  September  16, 
1861,  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  second  lieutenant, 
Company  F,  October  21,  1861 ;  as  first  lieutenant,  October  22,  1861 ;  dis 
charged  for  disability,  June  21,  1862;  prior  service  as  sergeant,  Company 
B,  Twenty-first  New  York  Infantry;  not  commissioned  second  lieutenant; 
commissioned  first  lieutenant,  January  20,  1862,  with  rank  from  October 
21,  1861,  original. 

BIDWELL,  DANIEL  DAVIDSON  —  Age,  42  years.  Enrolled,  August  1,  1861, 
at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  colonel,  October  21,  1861 ; 
mustered  out,  August  18,  1864;  appointed  brigadier  general;  killed  at 
Cedar  Creek,  Virginia,  October  19,  1864.  Commissioned  colonel,  January 
20,  1862,  with  rank  from  September  18,  1861,  original. 

BINGENHEIMER,  PHILIP  —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  November  10,  1862 ; 
deserted,  July  15,  1863,  at  Boonsboro,  Maryland. 

BIRCH,  ZEBELER  — Age,  29  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  Jamestown, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September  18, 


General  Bidwell  Monument  in  Forest  Lawn  Cemetery, 
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New  York  Volunteers  179 

1861 ;  captured  in  action,  October  15,  1863,  near  Fairfax  Court  House,  Vir 
ginia;  paroled,  May  12,  1864;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo, 
New  York. 

BLACKMEN,  BENJAMIN  F. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  10,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August 
28,  1861;  discharged  for  disability,  November  27,  1862,  at  Alexandria, 
Virginia. 

BLAKESLIE,  HENRY  D. —  Age,  26  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at 
Lockport,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August 
31,  1861;  discharged  for  disability,  March  10,  1862,  at  Camp  Griffin, 
Virginia. 

BLISS,  WILLIAM  T.— Age,  32  years.  Enrolled,  August  4,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
promoted  sergeant,  no  date;  mustered  in  as  second  lieutenant,  Company 
F,  October  9,  1862 ;  dismissed,  to  date  June  16,  1863.  Commissioned  sec 
ond  lieutenant,  October  24,  1862,  with  rank  from  October  6,  1862,  vice  Ris- 
ley  H.  Brigham,  resigned. 

BLODGETT,  ALONZO  F. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  3,  1861,  at 
Fredonia,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  Sep 
tember  4,  1861;  died  of  fever,  September  27,  1862,  at  Mill  Creek,  Virginia. 

BLOOMFIELD,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  23,  1861 ;  died 
of  disease,  September  25,  1862,  at  hospital,  Annapolis  Junction,  Maryland. 

BOAST,  JOHN  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  January  30,  1864 ;  killed  in  action, 
May  5,  1864,  at  Wilderness,  Virginia. 

BODEMANN,  CHRISTIAN  —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  August  2,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22, 
1861;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  31,  1863;  wounded  in  action, 
May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia ;  mustered  out  with 
company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BOEHM,  HENRY  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September  20,  1861 ;  re-enlisted 
as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  killed  in  trenches  by  sharpshooters,  June 
5,  1864,  at  Cold  Harbor,  Virginia. 

BOICE,  RICHARD  — Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  25,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Septem 
ber  20,  1861;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

BOLAND,  GEORGE  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  23,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
promoted  corporal,  October  6,  1862 ;  sergeant,  February  — ,  1863 ;  first  ser 
geant,  December  5,  1863;  returned  to  ranks,  April  25,  1864;  promoted 
first  sergeant,  no  date ;  captured  in  action,  June  25,  1864,  at  Ream's  Station, 
Virginia;  paroled  and  discharged,  no  dates.  True  name,  Michael  P. 
Walsh. 

BOLSTER,  AMOS  S. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  7,  1861,  at  Fre 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  September 


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9,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  promoted  corporal, 
August  24,  1864;  sergeant,  April  22,  1865;  mustered  out  with  company, 
June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BOLTON,  CHARLES  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August 
24,  1861;  deserted,  July  17,  1863,  at  Hagerstown,  Maryland. 

BONAMAN,  HENRY  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  September  15,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September 
20,  1861;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

BONTA,  JACOB  —  Age,  33  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  January  3,  1863;  deserted,  June 
1,  1863,  at  White  Oak  Church,  Virginia. 

BOONE,  WILLIAM  C. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  4,  1861,  at 
Medina,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  Septem 
ber  14,  1861;  died  of  disease,  October  28,  1862,  at  Hagerstown,  Maryland. 
BOORN,  CHARLES  N.— Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  18,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  August  15,  1863 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  Decem 
ber  16,  1863;  wounded  in  action,  May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia; 
transferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  died,  November  22,  1864, 
in  hospital. 

BORCHARD,  EDWARD  —  Age  19  years.  Enlisted,  January  16,  1864,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  January  19, 
1864;  wounded  in  action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  dis 
charged  for  disability,  no  date;  veteran. 

BORCHERDT,  JULIUS  C. —  Age,  22  years.  Enrolled,  August  20,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  B,  August 
22,  1861 ;  promoted  hospital  steward,  September  24,  1861 ;  mustered  in  as 
second  lieutenant,  July  12,  1862;  mustered  out,  to  date,  October  18,  1864, 
at  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York.  Commissioned  second  lieutenant, 
August  30,  1862,  with  rank  from  July  11,  1862,  vice  Emil  Koehler,  resigned. 
Bosco,  NEALE  — Age,  23  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  July  5,  1864;  no  further  record. 

Boss,  HENRY  S.— Private,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  K,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  One  Hundred  and  Twelfth 
Company,  Second  Battalion,  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  February  18,  1864. 

BOUGHTON.  WILLIAM  DE  LANCEY  — Age,  22  years.  Enrolled,  September 
10,  1861,  at  Lockport,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  first  sergeant, 
Company  H,  September  16,  1861 ;  promoted  second  lieutenant,  March  30, 
1862;  mustered  in  as  first  lieutenant,  August  3,  1862;  wounded  in  action, 
May  4,  1863,  at  Marye's  Heights,  Virginia;  mustered  out  October  18,  1864, 
at  Buffalo,  New  York.  Commissioned  second  lieutenant,  April  5,  1862, 
with  rank  from  March  30,  1862,  vice  Henry  D.  Hall,  promoted;  first  lieu 
tenant,  October  11,  1862,  with  rank  from  August  3,  1862,  vice  Henry  D. 
Hall,  resigned. 

BOULLES,  WILLIAM  E.—  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry; 
transferred  to  Company  A,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  promoted  ser 
geant,  no  date;  killed  in  action,  October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek,  Virginia. 


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BOUTWELL,  DANIEL  — Age,  19  years.  Place,  date  and  term  of  enlistment 
not  stated;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  July  26,  1864;  transferred 
to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27, 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BOWEN,  ANDREW  J  —  Age,  32  years.  Enrolled,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  first  lieutenant,  Company  K, 
September  18,  1861;  discharged  for  disability,  April  19,  1862.  Commis 
sioned  first  lieutenant,  January  20,  1862,  with  rank  from  September  18, 

1861,  original. 

BOWERS,  JAMES  — Age,  26  years.  Enlisted,  September  6,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  7, 
1861 ;  deserted,  June  4,  1862,  at  camp  on  the  Chickahominy  River,  Virginia. 

BOWMAN,  JOHN  —  Age,  place,  date  and  enrollment  as  chaplain  not  stated ; 
discharged  for  disability,  April  27,  1862.  Commissioned  chaplain,  March  24, 

1862,  with  rank  from  October  20,   1861,  original. 

BOYCE,  PHILIP  G. —  Private,  Company  E,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  A,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865, 
at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BOYDE,  JAMES  A. —  Age,  25  years.  Enrolled,  September  16,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  second  lieutenant,  Company  I, 
October  21,  1861;  as  quartermaster,  June  23,  1862;  mustered  out,  October 
18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York.  Commissioned  second  lieutenant,  January 
20,  1862,  with  rank  from  September  20,  1861,  original;  first  lieutenant  and 
quartermaster,  June  23,  1862,  with  rank  from  June  14,  1862,  vice  Henry 
D.  Tillinghast  deceased. 

BOYLE,  BARNEY  —  Private,  Company  H,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  A,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

BOYLE,  BARNEY  H. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  December  1,  1862;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company, 
June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BRACKNEY,  JAY  —  Age,  18  years.  Eulisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  14,  1863 ;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  D,  September  17,  1864;  promoted  corporal,  October  1,  1864;  mustered 
out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BRADFORD,  OLIVER  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  May  23,  1864;  transferred  to 
Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27, 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BRAGG,  LEWIS  —  Age,  29  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  Jamestown, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September  18, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  November  13,  1862. 

BRANN,  ADAM  —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September  4,  1862;  wounded  in 


182  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;    discharged  for  disability, 
February  26,    1865. 

BRANNON,  STEPHEN  — Age,  40  years.  Enlisted,  September  10,  1861,  at 
Lockport,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  Sep 
tember  12,  1861;  deserted  in  September,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

BRANT,  FREDERICK  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Carroll,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  August  26,  1862;  deserted, 
June  7,  1863,  near  Fredericksburg,  Virginia. 

BRANT,  JOHN  — Age,  26  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  Jamestown, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  priviate,  Company  K,  September  18, 
1861;  discharged  for  disability,  January  29,  1863,  at  hospital,  Alexandria, 
Virginia. 

BRAZEE,  ANDREW  W.— Age,  35  years.  Enrolled,  August  1,  1861,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  first  lieutenant,  Company  H, 
September  9,  1861;  as  captain,  March  30,  1862;  as  major,  August  4,  1864; 
mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York.  Commissioned  first 
lieutenant  January  20,  1862,  with  rank  from  September  6,  1861,  original; 
captain,  April  5,  1862,  with  rank  from  March  30,  1862,  vice  Charles  H. 
Moss,  deceased;  major,  August  12,  1864,  with  rank  from  August  4,  1864, 
vice  William  Ellis,  died. 

BRENDEL,  JOSEPH  — Age,  42  years.  Enlisted,  September  24,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September 
25,  1861;  discharged  for  disability,  October  24,  1862,  at  Philadelphia,  Penn 
sylvania. 

BRENDEL,  PETER  —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years;  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  September  4,  1862;  no  further 
record. 

BRIGHAM,  RISLEY  H.— Age,  29  years.  Enrolled,  September  6,  1861,  at 
Fredonia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  commissary  sergeant,  Octo 
ber  21,  1861;  returned  to  ranks,  Company  I,  February  28,  1862;  promoted 
corporal,  April  23,  1862;  mustered  in  as  second  lieutenant,  Company  F, 
July  1,  1862;  discharged,  October  6,  1862.  Commissioned  second  lieuten 
ant,  July  18,  1862,  with  rank  from  June  21,  1862,  vice  Charles  H.  Hickmott, 
promoted. 

BROOKER,  JOHN  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  transferred 
to  Company  A,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  discharged,  June  16,  1865, 
with  detachment  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BROOKS,  ISAAC  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  June  12,  1864;  no  further  record. 

BROOKS,  MARTIN  —  Mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  Thirty-third 
Infantry;  transferred  to  Company  E,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to 
Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

BROOKS,  THOMAS  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  18,  1862,  at  Carroll, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  August  25,  1862 ; 
wounded  in  action,  May  10,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia; 
died  of  his  wounds,  May  28,  1864,  in  hospital  at  Washington,  D.  C. 


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BROWN,  ADAM  — Age,  39  years.  Enlisted,  September  4,  1862,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  September  5,  1862 ; 
no  further  record. 

BROWN,  ADOLPH  C. —  Age,  16  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  musician,  Company  B,  August  28,  1861 ;  deserted, 
January  27,  1862,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

BROWN,  GEORGE  H.— Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  8,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
promoted  corporal,  no  date;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863; 
promoted  sergeant,  April  25,  1864;  reduced  to  corporal,  no  date;  transferred 
to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  promoted  sergeant,  June  6,  1865; 
mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BROWN,  JAMES  — Age,  29  years.  Enlisted,  August  23,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
promoted  corporal,  January,  1862;  deserted,  February  2,  1862,  at  Camp 
Griffin,  Virginia. 

BROWN,  PHILIP  — Age,  43  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ; 
died  of  disease,  September  22,  1862,  in  hospital  at  Annapolis  Junction, 
Maryland. 

BROWN,  THOMAS  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  September  17,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  September  20, 
1861;  promoted  corporal,  August  17,  1862;  discharged,  May  21,  1864. 

BROWN,  VARNUM  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  5,  1864;  transferred 
to  Company  A,  September  17,  1864;  absent  with  leave  at  muster  out  of 
company. 

BROWN,  WILLIAM  —  Enlisted  at  Otto,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company 
A,  July  2,  1864;  deserted,  September  19,  1864,  at  Winchester,  Virginia. 

BROWNELL,  CHARLES  P. —  Age,  39  years.  Enlisted,  August  30,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August 
31,  1861 ;  promoted  corporal  and  sergeant,  no  dates ;  returned  to  ranks, 
July  28,  1863;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  January  1,  1864;  transferred  to 
United  States  Navy,  no  date. 

BROWNELL,  LEVERETT  B. —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  17,  1861,  at 
Forestville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  I, 
August  28,  1861 ;  promoted  sergeant,  August  17,  1862 ;  discharged,  May  19, 
1863,  at  camp  near  White  Oak  Church,  Virginia. 

BRUGGEMAN,  FRANK  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  January  16,  1864;  wounded 
in  action,  July  12,  1864,  at  Fort  Stevens,  Washington,  D.  C. ;  transferred 
to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27, 
1865,  at  Washington  D.  C. 

BRUNER,  JOHN  —  Age,  41  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  December  24,  1863 ;  wounded  in 
action,  May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  discharged  for  disability, 
December  5,  1864;  veteran. 


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BRUNIER,  HORACE  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  6,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  7,  1861 ; 
deserted  from  Company  G,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  returned  to  that  regiment 
in  September,  1861,  by  order  of  Colonel  Daniel  Davidson  Bidwell. 

BRYANT,  WILLIAM — Age,  29  years.  Enlisted,  August  15,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861 ;  deserted,  November  21,  1861,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

BUCKELEW,  FRANCIS  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  New  York  City,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  January  28,  1864; 
transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company, 
June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BUDD,  HIRAM  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  captured  in 
action,  May  3,  1863,  at  Marye's  Heights,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company 
E,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864; 
paroled,  no  date;  discharged  June  16,  1865. 

BUGBEE,  GEORGE  C. —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  23,  1861,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August  31, 
1861;  mustered  out,  October  10,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

BUGBEE,  JAMES  A. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  23,  1861,  at  Lockport, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August  31,  1861  ; 
promoted  sergeant,  no  date ;  died  of  disease,  October  25,  1862,  at  Fairfax 
Seminary  Hospital,  Virginia. 

BULL,  WILLIAM  S. —  Age,  20  years.  Enrolled  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  second  lieutenant,  Company  E,  March  25,  1862;  as 
first  lieutenant  and  adjutant,  October  4,  1862;  discharged,  April  8,  1863. 
Commissioned  second  lieutenant,  March  24,  1862,  with  rank  from  March  24, 
1862,  vice  Alexander  Cain,  resigned;  first  lieutenant  and  adjutant,  December 
27,  1862,  with  rank  from  October  4,  1862,  vice  George  Holden  Selkirk, 
promoted ;  subsequent  service,  first  lieutenant,  Twelfth  New  York  Battery. 

BULLYMORE,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  19  years.  Enrolled,  August  1,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  first  lieutenant  and  adjutant, 
September  15,  1861 ;  died  of  disease  in  May,  1862,  at  Fortress  Monroe,  Vir 
ginia.  Commissioned  first  lieutenant  and  adjutant,  January  20,  1862,  with 
rank  from  September  5,  1861,  original. 

BUNDSCHU,  JOHN  —  Age,  40  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September  30,  1861 ;  no 
further  record. 

BURCKHARDT,  JULIUS  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  26,  1862;  wounded, 
May  10,  1864;  transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  captured, 
March  27,  1865,  at  Petersburg,  Virginia;  paroled,  March  31,  1865;  mustered 
out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BURGIN,  JAMES  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  January  3,  1863;  transferred  to 
Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865, 
at  Washington,  D.  C. ;  veteran. 


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BURKE,  DENNIS  —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted  at  Randolph,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  February  10,  1864;  no  further 
record. 

BURKE,  THOMAS  — Age,  37  years.  Enlisted,  August  1,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  26,  1861 ; 
deserted,  September  18,  1861,  at  New  York  City. 

BURNET,  GEORGE  W.— Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  10,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  September 
20,  1861;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

BURNHAM,  HENRY  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  December  30,  1861,  at  Camp  Griffin, 
Virginia. 

BURTCH,  WALTER  — Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  7,  1861,  at  Westfield, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861; 
discharged  for  disability,  no  date,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BURTON,  EMORY  E. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  14,  1861,  at 
Lockport,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  Septem 
ber  14,  1861;  discharged  for  disability,  December  9,  1862,  at  White  Oak 
Church,  Virginia ;  subsequent  service  in  Company  A,  Eighth  Artillery. 

BUSH,  ASA  —  Age,  37  years.  Enlisted  at  Jamestown,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  August  25,  1862;  discharged  for 
disability,  January  17,  1863,  at  camp,  near  White  Oak  Church  Virginia. 

BUSH,  CHANDLER  B. —  Age,  40  years.  Enlisted  at  Elba,  to  serve  one  year, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  9,  1864;  mustered  out  with 
company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

BUSH,  ELI  C. —  Private,  Company  E,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  transferred  to 
Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  dishonorably  discharged,  January 
2,  1864. 

BUSH,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  September  7,  1861,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September  9, 
1861 ;  promoted  corporal  December  20,  1861 ;  died  of  diphtheria,  March  20, 

1862,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

BUSHER,  ALBERT  W. —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  16,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861 ;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps  November  15,  1863. 

BUTLER,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  May  25,  1864;  no  further 
record. 

BUTTERSON,  FRANK —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  14,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  22,  1861 ; 
deserted,  September  20,  1862,  at  Sharpsburg,  Maryland. 

CADY,  EDWIN  A. —  Private,  Company  H,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  transferred 
to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action,  May  4, 

1863,  at  Fredericksburg,  Virginia;   discharged   for  disability,   November   14, 
1863,   at   Hammond   Hospital,   Point  Lookout,   Maryland. 


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CADY,  JAMES  — Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  Westfield, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
promoted  corporal  May  4,  1863;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863; 
wounded  and  captured  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House, 
Virginia;  no  further  record. 

CAIN,  ALEXANDER  —  Age,  32  years.  Enrolled,  August  8,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  first  sergeant,  Company  E,  August  28, 
1861;  promoted  second  lieutenant  January  25,  1862;  discharged  for  disability, 
February  11,  1862.  Commissioned  second  lieutenant,  January  23,  1862,  with 
rank  from  December  18,  1861,  vice  William  Ellis,  promoted. 

CALDERWOOD,  HUGH  A. —  Private,  Company  E,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  A,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  killed  in  action,  May 

6,  1864,   at  the   Wilderness,   Virginia. 

CALDWELL,  ARTHUR  L. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  6,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September 

7,  1861;  promoted  corporal,  March  26,  1862;  deserted,  November  2,  1862,  at 
Petersville,   Maryland. 

CALLAHAN,  PETER  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  25,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
transferred  to  the  Navy,  no  date. 

CALVIN,  JAMES  B  —  Age,  32  years.  Enlisted,  August  1,  1861,  at  Lockport, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September  16, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  February  28,  1863,  at  Fortress  Monroe, 
Virginia. 

CAMPBELL,  JAMES  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  14,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  16, 
1861 ;  died  of  typhoid  fever,  May  20,  1862,  at  Columbia  Hospital,  Washington, 
D.  C. 

CAMPBELL,  JOHN  W. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at  Clymer, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
died,  November  14,  1862,  in  hospital,  Hagerstown,  Maryland. 

CANFIELD,  ALBERT  G. —  Age,  31  years.  Enlisted,  December  27,  1861,  at 
Lockport,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  December 
28,  1861 ;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  November  15,  1863. 

CANNING,  JOHN  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1861,  at  Portchester, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  September  4,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action,  May  5,  1864, 
at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864; 
mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

CAPLE,  ROBERT  — Age,  42  years.  Enlisted,  September  12,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September  13, 
1861;  discharged  for  disability,  November  23,  1862. 

CARLEY,  JAMES  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  September  16,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  18, 
1861;  promoted  corporal,  same  date;  sergeant,  February  1,  1862;  deserted 
in  July,  1862,  from  Carver  Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C. 


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CARNEY,  JAMES  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  September  3,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  5,  1861 ; 
deserted,  September  11,  1861,  at  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York. 

CARPENTER,  ELIAL  FOOTE  —  Age,  34  years.  Enrolled,  August  26,  1861,  at 
Jamestown,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  second  lieutenant,  Company 
K,  September  18,  1861;  promoted  first  lieutenant,  April  19,  1862;  discharged, 
September  19,  1862;  subsequent  service  as  lieutenant  colonel,  One  Hundred 
and  Twelfth  New  York  Infantry.  Commissioned  second  lieutenant,  Janu 
ary  20,  1862,  with  rank  from  September  18,  1861,  original;  first  lieutenant, 
May  13,  1862,  with  rank  from  April  19,  1862,  vice  Andrew  J.  Bowen, 
resigned. 

CARPENTER,  JOHN  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  14,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  22,  1861 ; 
dishonorably  discharged,  June  9,  1863,  at  White  Oak  Church,  Virginia. 

CARPENTER,  THOMAS  R. —  Age,  44  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September  10,  1862 ; 
wounded  in  action,  December  13,  1862,  at  Fredericksburg,  Virginia;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out,  June  16,  1865,  with 
detachment  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

CARR,  THOMAS  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  Jamestown, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September  18, 
1861 ;  died  of  disease,  January  24,  1863,  at  Sugar  Grove,  Pennsylvania. 

CARROLL,  JAMES  M. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  February  2  1865 ;  mustered 
out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

CARROLL,  JOHN  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  transferred 
to  Company  A,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  discharged  with  detachment, 
June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

CARSON,  JAMES  H. —  Age,  26  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  December  28,  1861 ;  died, 
May  7,  1862,  at  Young's  Mills,  Virginia. 

CARTER,  JOHN  —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted  at  Brooklyn,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  December  27,  1864;  no  further 
record. 

CARVER,  STEPHEN  T. —  Age,  44  years.  Enlisted,  September  6,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September 
7,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  February  5,  1863,  at  Convalescent  Camp, 
Virginia. 

CASEY,  JOHN  P. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  7,  1861,  at  Lockport, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September  9, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  January  29,  1863,  at  Philadelphia,  Pennsyl 
vania. 

CATHCART,  RODNEY  S. —  Age,  30  years.  Enlisted,  August  1,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  quartermaster-sergeant,  October  21, 
1861;  discharged  for  disability,  October  14,  1862. 

CATLIN,  GEORGE  R. —  Private,  Company  -  — ,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  cap 
tured  in  action,  May  3,  1863,  at  Chancellorsville,  Virginia;  transferred  to 


188  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

Company  E,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  paroled,  no  date;  transferred 
to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

CHAMBERLAIN,  SPENCER  S. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  16,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August 
28,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  March  9,  1862,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

CHAPIN,  ENOCH  — Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  30,  1861 ; 
died  of  consumption,  November  2,  1862,  at  Union  Hall  Hospital,  Baltimore, 
Maryland. 

CHAPIN,  GILBERT  C.— Age,  29  years.  Enlisted,  September  6,  1861,  at  Fre 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  September  8, 
1861 ;  died  of  convulsions,  October  8,  1862,  at  Bakersville,  Maryland. 

CHIPPERFIELD,  JOHN  C. —  Age,  29  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  December  18,  1862;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company, 
June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

CHRISTLER,  GEORGE  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted  at  Warsaw,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  July  20,  1864;  transferred  to 
Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865, 
at  Washington,  D.  C. 

CHUBBUCK,  JOB  W.—  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  30,  1861,  at  Stock 
ton,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861 ;  died,  October  13,  1862,  in  hospital  at  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

CHURCH,  HENRY  W. —  Age,  23  years.  Enrolled  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  sergeant-major  September  16,  1861 ;  promoted 
second  lieutenant,  Company  C,  March  20,  1862;  dismissed,  October  4,  1862, 
for  absent  without  leave.  Commissioned  second  lieutenant,  March  12,  1862, 
with  rank  from  January  24,  1862,  vice  William  Theodore  Wiggins,  promoted. 

CHURCHWELL,  JOSEPH  C. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at 
Portchester,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  4,  1861 ;  wounded  in  action,  May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia ; 
mustered  out,  October  18,  1864;  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

CHURCHWELL,  SYLVESTER  B. —  Age,  38  years.  Enrolled,  September  2,  1861, 
at  Portchester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  first  sergeant,  Company 

C,  September  4,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  wounded 
in  action,  May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company 
E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  in  as  second  lieutenant,  Company  B,  Janu 
ary   14,   1865;   mustered  out  with   company,  June  27,    1865,  at  Washington, 

D.  C.     Commissioned  second  lieutenant,  January  26,   1865,  with  rank  from 
January  14,  1865,  vice  Jacob  Vosburg,  not  reported. 

CLAGHORN,  AUSTIN  —  Age,  26  years.  Enlisted,  September  9,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September 
10,  1861;  discharged  for  disability,  November  26,  1862,  at  Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania. 

CLAPP,  CHARLES  E.— Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  4,  1862,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September  5, 
1862;  transferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with 
detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 


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CLARK,  ANDREW  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  June  6,  1864;  no  further 
record. 

CLARK,  ARBY  S  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
promoted  corporal,  January  1,  1863;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  March  25,  1864; 
promoted  sergeant,  November  23,  1864;  munstered  out  with  company,  June 

27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

CLARK,  HARVEY  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  31,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  2,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  November  20,  1862,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

CLARK,  JOHN  W  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861; 
discharged  for  disability,  October  30,  1862,  at  Chester  Hospital,  Chester, 
Pennsylvania. 

CLARK,  MICHAEL— Private,  Company  F,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  transferred 
to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded  in  action,  May  10, 
1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  B,  September  17, 
1864;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

CLEARWATER,  JOHNSON  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  September  12,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September 
13,  1861;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863;  wounded  in  action, 
May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington, 
D.  C 

CLEMENS,  CHARLES  L.  B.— Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at 
Forestville,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  1,  August 

28,  1861;   deserted  in  August,   1862,  at  hospital. 

CLINE,  BENJAMIN  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted  at  Brooklyn,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  December  27,  1864;  no  further 
record. 

CLOOS,  NICOLAS  —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted,  August  27,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
sick  in  hospital,  April  30,  1863;  discharged,  no  date. 

CLUNEY,  THOMAS  — Age,  24  years.  Enrolled,  August  1,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  second  lieutenant,  Company  A,  August 
24,  1861;  as  first  lieutenant,  November  2,  1861;  as  captain,  April  14,  1862; 
dismissed,  May  2,  1864 ;  disability  removed,  March  3,  1865 ;  mustered  out, 
June  27,  1865.  Commissioned  second  lieutenant,  September  30,  1861,  with 
rank  from  September  6,  1861,  original;  first  lieutenant,  January  3,  1862,  with 
rank  from  November  6,  1861,  vice  Philip  S.  Cottle,  promoted;  captain,  April 
19,  1862,  with  rank  from  April  14,  1862,  vice  Philip  S.  Cottle,  resigned; 
captain,  March  6,  1865,  with  rank  from  May  2,  1864,  vice  Thomas  Cluney, 
dismissed;  lieutenant  colonel,  May  17,  1865,  with  rank  from  April  3,  1865, 
vice  George  Holden  Selkirk,  promoted,  not  mustered. 

COATES,  RICHARD  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at  Forest 
ville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  January  6,  1863,  at  Annapolis,  Maryland. 


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COLE,  ALBERT  —  Age,  30  years.  Enlisted,  November  18,  1861,  at  Jamestown, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  November  19, 
1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  13,  1863 ;  transferred  to  Company 
D,  September  17,  1864;  discharged,  November  19,  1864. 

COLEMAN,  ALPHONSO  T. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  7,  1861,  at 
Somerset,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  Sep 
tember  13,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  April  18,  1863,  at  Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania;  subsequent  service  as  farrier,  Second  Mounted  Rifles. 

COLLINGBORN,  JOHN  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  29,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  30, 
1861;  deserted,  September  8,  1861,  at  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York. 

COLLINGWOOD,  RALPH  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  13,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28, 
1861;  promoted  corporal,  same  date;  sergeant,  January  1,  1863;  deserted  in 
February,  1864,  at  White  Oak  Church,  Virginia. 

COLLINS,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  13,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  November 
25,  1861 ;  discharged,  no  date. 

COLLIS,  ALBERT  —  Age,  34  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  January  2,  1862,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

COLLIS,  ASHLEY  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Fre 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  September 
3,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  promoted  corporal, 
February  6,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness, 
Virginia;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

COLT,  SAMUEL  B. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Lockport,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September  30,  1861  ;  deserted, 
October  14,  1861,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

COLVIN,  LUTHER  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Fre 
donia,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  September 
3,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  mustered  out  with 
company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

CONGER,  JONAS  F.— Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  10,  1861,  at  Fre 
donia,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  September 
12,  1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  no  date ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16, 
1863;  captured  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House, 
Virginia;  died  of  scorbutus,  September  16,  1864,  while  a  prisoner  of  war; 
buried  at  Andersonville,  Georgia.  Grave  No.  8919. 

CONKLIN,  HENRY  M. —  Age,  —  -  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ;  no  further 
record. 

CONLEY,  HIRAM  L.—  Age,  30  years.  Enlisted,  August  10,  1861,  at  Westfield, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  October  28,  1862. 

CONLEY,  WILLIAM  W. —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  August  13,  1861,  at 
Westfield,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August 


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30,  1861;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  captured  in  action, 
May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  A,  September  17,  1864;  paroled,  December  13,  1864;  mustered  out, 
July  17,  1865,  at  Albany  New  York. 

CONNORS,  JOHN  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  July  11,  1864;  no  further  record. 

CONRADT,  SIMON  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861;  discharged  for  disability,  June  3,  1862. 

CONROE,  JAMES  M. —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  8,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  January  21,  1863,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

COOK,  JAMES  —  Age,  43  years.  Enlisted,  September  13,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  November  25,  1861 ; 
discharged,  no  date. 

COOK,  WALTER  S. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  13,  1861,  at  Panama, 
to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
died,  October  30,  1862,  at  Panama,  New  York. 

COOK,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  22,  1862;  killed  in  action, 
May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia. 

COOPER,  ARTHUR  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September  5,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  January  1,  1864;  promoted  corporal,  April  25, 
1864;  killed  in  action,  May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia. 

COONEY,  PATRICK  —  Corporal,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded  in  action, 
May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  D,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washing 
ton,  D.  C. 

COUNRADT,  JAMES  E. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  8,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  April  1,  1863 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December 
16,  1863;  killed,  May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia. 

CORBIT,  Louis  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
deserted,  September  16,  1861,  at  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York. 

CORBY,  BERNARD  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  transferred 
to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action,  May  8, 
1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  D, 
September  17,  1864;  mustered  out,  June  13,  1865,  at  White  Hall  Hospital, 
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

CORR,  JAMES  —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted,  August  30,  1861,  at  Lockport,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H.  August  31,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  November  10,  1862,  at  New  Baltimore,  Virginia. 

COTTLE,  PHILIP  S.— Age,  45  years.  Enrolled,  July  29,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  first  lieutenant,  Company  A,  August  24, 

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1861  ;  as  captain,  November  7,  1861  ;  discharged  for  disability,  April  1,  1862. 
Commissioned  first  lieutenant,  September  30,  1861,  with  rank  from  Sep 
tember  6,  1861,  original;  captain,  January  3,  1862,  with  rank  from  November 

6,  1861,  vice  Henry  N.  March,  resigned. 

COUNRADT,  JOSEPH  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  17,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861;  promoted  corporal,  November  26,  1862;  sergeant,  April  1,  1863;  first 
sergeant,  no  date;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  wounded  in 
action,  May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  D, 
September  17,  1864;  mustered  in  as  first  lieutenant,  Company  C,  to  date, 
August  11,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington, 
D.  C.  Commissioned  first  lieutenant,  September  9,  1864,  with  rank  from 
July  27,  1864,  vice  Henry  H.  Ingalsbee,  promoted. 

COURTNEY,  JAMES  H.— Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  14,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  22, 
1861 ;  transferred  to  Company  E,  November  1,  1861 ;  deserted,  June  19,  1863, 
at  Fairfax  Court  House,  Virginia. 

COUSLAND,  JOSEPH  — Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  5,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September 

7,  1861;    re-enlisted  as   a  veteran,   December  26,   1863;   wounded   in  action, 
May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  absent,  sick  in  hospital,  at  muster  out  of  company. 

COVEL,  JUNIOR,  CYRUS  —  Age,  42  years.  Enlisted,  August  5,  1861,  at 
Clymer,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August 
30,  1861;  died  October  21,  1862,  at  Annapolis,  Maryland. 

COWAN,  WILLIAM  H. —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  September  16,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  September 
18,  1861;  promoted  regimental  commissary  sergeant,  February  28,  1862; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  mustered  in  as  first  lieutenant 
and  adjutant,  July  9,  1864;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New 
York.  Commissioned  first  lieutenant,  June  23,  1864,  with  rank  from  June 
10,  1864,  vice  Hermann  Haase,  killed;  not  commissioned  as  adjutant. 

COWDEN,  GEORGE  —  Age,  36  years.  Enlisted,  August  23,  1862,  at  Poland, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September  9, 
1862;  discharged  for  disability,  September  6,  1863,  at  camp,  near  Warrenton, 
Virginia. 

COWDEN,  MILTON  J. —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24, 
1861;  promoted  corporal,  no  date;  sergeant,  July  17,  1863;  re-enlisted  as  a 
veteran,  December  16,  1863;  captured,  August  22,  1864,  near  Charlestown, 
Virginia;  died,  no  date,  a  prisoner. 

COWDEN,  ROBERT  J. —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  March  1,  1863 ;  captured,  July  12,  1864,  at  Fort 
Stevens,  D.  C. ;  paroled,  February  22,  1865,  at  Richmond,  Virginia ;  mustered 
out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

COWEN,  GEORGE  A. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 


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COWLES,  DANIEL  F. —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted,  February  25,  1864,  at  Troy, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  March  2,  1864 ;  no 
further  record. 

CRAFT,  CHARLES  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Cheektowaga,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  July  5,  1864;  mustered  out 
with  Company  E,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

CRAINE,  DESMOND  —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  West- 
field,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  captured  in  action,  May 
12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company 
A,  September  17,  1864;  paroled,  April  18,  1865;  mustered  out,  June  27,  1865, 
while  on  furlough. 

CRANDALL,  ALONZO  J. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Cheektowaga,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  January  11,  1865; 
mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

CRAWFORD,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  29,  1861 ;  deserted, 
September  27,  1861,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

CREED,  CORNELIUS  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  February  28,  1865 ;  mustered 
out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

CREGGER,  JAMES  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  March  31,  1865;  mustered  out  with 
company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

CRISSEY,  SARDIS  L. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Stock 
ton,  to  serve  thre  years;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  March  1,  1863,  at  camp  near  White  Oak 
Church,  Virginia. 

CRISSEY,  WILSON  H. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  November  9,  1861,  at 
Jamestown,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F, 
November  21,  1861;  discharged,  September  22,  1862,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

CRITCHEL,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  21,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28, 
1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 

CRONYN,  CHARLES  D.  H. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  2,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  D,  August 
22,  1861 ;  promoted  sergeant,  no  date ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December 
25,  1863;  deserted,  February  5,  1864,  on  expiration  of  furlough,  at  Buffalo, 
New  York. 

CROSS,  GEORGE  W. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  6,  1861,  at  Dun 
kirk,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  musician,  Company  I,  Septem 
ber  10,  1861 ;  died  of  typhoid  fever,  May  10,  1862,  at  Yorktown,  Virginia. 

CROUCH,  LEON  — Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
deserted,  August  31,  1863. 


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CULVER,  GEORGE  W. —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  September  6,  1861,  at 
Medina,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  Sep 
tember  13,  1861 ;  died  of  smallpox,  March  19,  1863,  at  Lovel  Hospital,  Ports 
mouth  Grove,  Rhode  Island. 

CUNNINGHAM,  JOSEPH  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1861,  at 
Portchester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C, 
September  4,  1861;  discharged,  December  8,  1862,  at  Belle  Plain,  Virginia. 

CURRAN,  THOMAS  —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1864,  at  New- 
fane,  to  serve  three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  Sep 
tember  29,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washing 
ton,  D.  C. 

CUTLER,  JOHN  R. —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  E,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  captured  in  action,  May  3,  1863,  at  Fredericksburg,  Vir 
ginia;  paroled,  no  date;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

DANIEL,  DANIEL  —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  September  17,  1862,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September 
18,  1862;  transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out 
with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

DARBY,  JOHN  A. —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  A,  August  24, 
1861 ;  promoted  sergeant,  January  16,  1862 ;  discharged  for  disability, 
November  3,  1862,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

DARRAGAN,  RICHARD  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  1,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  drum  major,  October  21,  1861; 
died  in  October,  1862,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

DART,  JONATHAN  —  Private,  Company  H,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  K,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  D,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

DAUGHERTY,  PATRICK  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  26,  1861 ;  died  of 
disease,  December  1,  1862,  at  Newark,  New  Jersey. 

DAUTON,  JOHN  —  Age,  26  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  December  12,  1861 ;  re-en 
listed  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863;  transferred  to  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washing 
ton,  D.  C. 

DAVIS,  AUGUSTUS  —  Age,  44  years.  Enlisted,  December  15,  1862,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  December 
20,  1862;  discharged  for  disability,  August  10,  1863,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

DAVIS,  HENRY  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted  at  Newfane,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  October  1,  1864;  no  further 
record. 

DAVIS,  THEOPHILUS  T  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  January  13,  1864,  at 
Java,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  January 
14,  1864;  transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  absent,  sick  in 
hospital  at  muster  out  of  company. 


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DAWSON,  HAMER  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  A,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded  in  action, 
May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia ;  died  of  his  wounds,  June  16,  1864. 

DAY,  CHARLES  —  Age,  32  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  balance  of 
term,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  August  30,  1862;  transferred 
to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June 
16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

DAYTON,  GILBERT  —  Age,  date,  place  of  enlistment  and  muster  in  as  pri 
vate,  Company  C,  not  stated;  no  record  subsequent  to  July  3,  1862. 

DAYTON,  HENRY  — Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  4,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  killed  in 
action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia. 

DAYTON,  WILLETT  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Septem 
ber  4,  1861 ;  discharged,  no  date,  at  White  Oak  Church,  Virginia. 

DE  FORT,  STEPHEN  MORRIS  —  Age,  44  years.  Enlisted,  August  31,  1861, 
at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  Sep 
tember  2,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  August  29,  1863,  at  Washington, 
D.  C. 

DENMARK,  AMENZO  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  6,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  22, 
1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863 ;  killed  in  action,  May 
6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia. 

DENTON,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  31,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C>  Septem 
ber  20,  1861;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

DE  PLAA,  BASTIN  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  D,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  mustered  out,  June  27,  1865,  at  Rochester,  New  York. 

DETTE,  THEODORE  J. —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  2,  1862;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment, 
June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

DEVERING,  PETER  — Age,  30  years.  Enlisted,  August  6,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ; 
deserted  September ,  1862,  near  Bakersville,  Maryland. 

DEVINE,  CHARLES  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863 ;  to  Company  A,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  discharged  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washing 
ton,  D.  C. 

DEVINE,  JAMES  F. —  Age,  26  years.  Enlisted,  August  31,  1862,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  September 

10,  1862;    wounded   in   action,   May  6,    1864,   at   the   Wilderness,   Virginia; 
transferred  to  Company  A,  September  17,  1864;  to  Company  F,  Twenty-first 
Regiment,   Veteran   Reserve    Corps,   no   date,   from   which   discharged,   July 

11,  1865. 


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DEVIT,  CORNELIUS  —  Age,  30  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September  5,  1861 ;  dis 
charged  for  disability,  February  14,  1863,  at  Convalescent  Camp,  Virginia. 

DEVLIN,  DANIEL  —  Age,  44  years.  Enlisted,  August  23,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  28,  1861 ; 
transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  October  5,  1863. 

DEWEY,  ORVILLE  S. —  Enrolled  as  second  lieutenant,  Company  A,  April  14, 
1862;  discharged,  November  26,  1862;  prior  service  as  first  sergeant  in 
Twenty-first  New  York  Infantry.  Commissioned  second  lieutenant,  May 
17,  1862,  with  rank  from  April  14,  1862,  vice  Franklin  J.  Foster,  promoted. 

DIBBLE,  ALVIN  H. —  Private,  Company  F,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  A,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded  in  action, 
May  3,  1863,  at  Fredericksburg,  Virginia;  discharged,  November  13,  1863. 

DICKINSON,  RASELAS  —  Age,  52  years.  Enrolled,  August  6,  1861,  at  For- 
estville,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  captain,  Company  I,  August 
28,  1861;  discharged,  October  12,  1861;  died  of  paralytic  stroke,  October 
12,  1861,  at  Union  Hospital,  Georgetown,  D.  C.  Commissioned  captain, 
January  20,  1862,  with  rank  from  September  7,  1861,  original. 

DIETZ,  GEORGE  — Age,  44  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ; 
deserted,  September  2,  1862,  near  Alexandria,  Virginia. 

DIETZEL,  BENJAMIN  — Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  August  23,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  F,  August  26, 
1861 ;  returned  to  ranks,  February  25,  1862 ;  discharged  for  disability, 
November  6,  1862,  at  Baltimore,  Maryland. 

DILL,  JOHN  P. —  Age,  43  years.  Enlisted  at  Newstead,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  February  17,  1865;  mus 
tered  out,  October  25,  1865,  at  Buffalo,  New  York,  to  date,  June  27,  1865. 

DISBROW,  HARRISON  —  Age,  21  years.  Enrolled,  August  3,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  first  sergeant,  Company  F,  August 
22,  1861;  wounded  in  action,  June  27,  1862,  in  front  of  Richmond,  Virginia; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863;  transferred  to  Company  C, 
September  17,  1864;  mustered  in  as  second  lieutenant,  November  8,  1864; 
transferred  to  Company  D,  December  1,  1864;  mustered  in  as  first  lieu 
tenant,  May  23,  1865 ;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C.  Commissioned  second  lieutenant,  September  30,  1864,  with 
rank  from  September  5,  1864,  vice  John  P.  McVeane,  killed ;  first  lieutenant, 
May  11,  1865,  with  rank  from  March  12,  1865,  vice  William  J.  Kaiser,  pro 
moted. 

DITTMIER,  CHRISTOPHER  G.  J. —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted,  September  1, 
1862,  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F, 
September  4,  1862;  transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  mus 
tered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

DONNELLY,  THOMAS  —  Age,  42  years.  Enlisted,  September  3,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  Septem 
ber  4,  1861 ;  deserted  from  hospital,  no  date. 


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DONOGHEY,  JAMES  — Age,  33  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28, 
1861 ;  deserted,  August  24,  1862,  from  Alexandria,  Virginia. 

DOOLITTLE,  EZRA  — Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  K,  Septem 
ber  18,  1861;  discharged  for  disability,  June  21,  1862. 

DOOLITTLE,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  34  years.  Enlisted,  September  3,  1861,  at 
Fredonia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  Sep 
tember  4,  1861;  re-enlisted  as  a  vetrean,  December  16,  1863;  wounded  in 
action,  May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  died  of  his  wounds, 
May  16,  1864. 

DORR,  JUNIOR,  PETER  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  28, 
1861 ;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

DORR,  SENIOR,  PETER  —  Age,  49  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  January  29,  1862 ;  discharged 
for  disability,  March  1,  1863,  at  White  Oak  Church,  Virginia. 

DOTY,  HOWARD  B  —  Private,  Company  F,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  B,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  killed  in  action,  October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek,  Virginia. 

DOUBLEDAY,  FRANCIS  M. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  September  27,  1861, 
at  Somerset,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H, 
September  30,  1861  ;  discharged  for  disability,  no  date,  at  Annapolis, 
Maryland. 

DOUD,  W'ILLIAM  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  March  12,  1862,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  March  31,  1862; 
deserted,  October  3,  1862,  from  near  Centerville,  Virginia. 

DOUGHERTY,  JOHN  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  25,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Septem 
ber  20,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  captured  in  action, 
May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  died,  August  3,  1864, 
at  Andersonville,  Georgia. 

DOWNES,  WILLIAM  H. —  Age,  32  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at 
Jamestown,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K, 
September  18,  1861 ;  died  of  chronic  diarrhoea,  September  12,  1862,  at 
hospital,  Annapolis,  Maryland. 

DOYLE,  JOHN  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  31,  1861,  at  Portchester, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  September  20, 
1861 ;  discharged,  March  13,  1862,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

DOYLE,  MICHAEL  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  13,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

DRAKE,  JEREMIAH  CLINTON  —  Age,  37  years.  Enrolled,  August  1,  1861, 
at  Westfield,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  captain,  Company  G, 
August  30,  1861 ;  mustered  out,  August  14,  1862,  by  promotion  to  colonel, 
One  Hundred  and  Twelfth  Infantry.  Commissioned  captain,  January  20, 
1862,  with  rank  from  September  5,  1861,  original. 


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DREW,  GEORGE  W  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  1,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861 ; 
died  of  typhoid  fever,  August  22,  1862,  at  Hampton,  Virginia. 

DRISCOLL,  MICHAEL — Private,  Company  F,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  B,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

DUCK,  SIMON  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted  at  Jamestown,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  February  1,  1863;  deserted, 
June  20,  1863,  from  near  Bristoe  Station,  Virginia. 

DUFFY,  JAMES  —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  May  19,  1864;  no  further  record. 

DUNCAN,  JULIUS  M.— Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September  12,  1861  ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  transferred  to  Company  C, 
September  17,  1864;  promoted  corporal,  November  1,  1864;  sergeant,  June 
17,  1865;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

DUNLEY,  THOMAS  —  Age,  42  years.  Enlisted,  September  3,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September 
4,  1861 ;  deserted,  no  date,  from  hospital  at  Yorktown,  Virginia. 

DURSHORDWE,  FREDERICK  —  Age,  43  years.  Enlisted,  August  29,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September 
2,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  June,  1862. 

DURST,  AUGUSTUS  I. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  4,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  Septem 
ber  9,  1861 ;  killed  in  action,  May  4,  1863,  near  Fredericksburg,  Virginia. 

DURYEE,  EUGENE  —  Private,  Company  F,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  transferred 
to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded  in  action,  May  12, 
1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia ;  transferred  to  Company  A, 
September  17,  1864;  discharged  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washing 
ton,  D.  C. 

DUTCHBONE,  JAMES  —  Age,  date,  place  of  enlistment  and  muster  in  as 
private,  Company  E,  not  stated ;  absent  at  muster  out  of  company,  an  inmate 
in  the  Government  Insane  Asylum,  Washington,  D.  C. 

DUTTON,  HENRY  A. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  8,  1861,  at  Clymer, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
died,  May  6,  1862,  at  Camp  Winfield  Scott,  Virginia. 

DUTTON,  IRA  K. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Clymer, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
wounded  in  action,  May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  discharged 
for  wounds,  no  date. 

DUTTON,  JONATHAN  R. —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  August  5,  1861,  at 
Clymer,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August 
30,  1861 ;  killed  in  action,  September  17,  1862,  at  Antietam,  Maryland. 

DYER,  DAVID  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Eaton,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  February  16,  1865 ;  mustered  out, 
August  3,  1865,  at  Slough  Hospital,  Alexandria,  Virginia. 


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EASTMAN,  MARVIN  J  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  3,  1861,  at 
Forestville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  Sep 
tember  6,  1861 ;  discharged,  no  date ;  subsequent  service  as  corporal,  Company 
K,  Second  Mounted  Rifles. 

EATON,  JOEL  H  —  Age,  32  years.  Enlisted,  August  24,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

EATON,  ORTUS  C. —  Private,  Company  H,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  discharged,  March 

27,  1864. 

EBERT,  MICHAEL  —  Private,  Company  F,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  transferred 
to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863 ;  to  Company  B,  September  17, 
1864;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

ECKERT,  HENRY  — Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1862,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  4, 
1862;  transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  wounded  in  action, 
October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek,  Virginia;  discharged,  June  16.  1865. 

EDWARDS,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  August  21,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
mustered  out  with  company,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

EINSFIELD,  JOHN  P.— Age,  29  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1862,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  29,  1862; 
as  second  lieutenant,  Company  A,  December  26,  1862 ;  mustered  out, 
October  18,  1864,  at  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York.  Commissioned  second 
lieutenant,  December  26,  1862,  with  rank  from  December  26,  1862,  vice  Orville 
S.  Dewey,  resigned. 

ELDER,  JOHN  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted  at  Elba,  to  serve  -  -  years,  and 
mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  September  10,  1864;  no  further  record. 

ELKINS,  WILLIAM  A.—  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Stock 
ton,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861;  died,  October  3,  1862,  at  Point  Lookout,  Maryland. 

ELLIS,  WILLIAM  — Age,  21  years.  Enrolled,  July  30,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years,  mustered  in  as  second  lieutenant,  Company  E,  August 

28,  1861 ;  promoted  captain,   Company  C,  January  25,   1862 ;  mustered  in  as 
major,  December  11,  1862;  wounded,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court 
House,  Virginia ;  died  of  his  wounds,  August  3,  1864,  in  camp  at  Monocacy 
Creek,  Maryland.     Commissioned  second  lieutenant,  September  30,  1861,  with 
rank  from  September  5,  1861,  original ;  captain,  December  30,  1861,  with  rank 
from  December  18,  1861,  vice  Charles  H.  Palmer,  resigned;  major,  December 
24,    1862,    with    rank    from    December    10,    1862,    vice    George    Washington 
Johnson,  promoted. 

ELLIS,  WILLIAM. —  Age,  37  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  December  27,  1862 ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company, 
June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

ELLORD,  DENNIS  — Age,  26  years.  Enlisted,  August  29,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  31,  1861 ; 
deserted,  September  10,  1861,  from  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York. 


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ELSWORTH,  GEORGE  B. —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1861,  at 
Fredonia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  A, 
August  30,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  May  31,  1862,  at  Mount  Pleasant, 
Washington,  D.  C. 

ELY,  CLARK  —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  Jamestown,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September  18,  1861 ; 
wounded  in  action,  September  17,  1862,  at  Antietam,  Maryland ;  discharged 
for  his  wounds,  November  13,  1862,  at  hospital,  New  York  City. 

ELY,  JUNIOR,  SAMUEL  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at 
Jamestown,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  K, 
September  18,  1861;  returned  to  ranks,  January  10,  1862;  promoted  corporal, 
January  14,  1863;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  14,  1863;  promoted 
sergeant,  September  17,  1864;  transferred  to  Company  D,  September  17, 
1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

EUSCHER,  AUGUST  —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  January  2,  1864;  transferred 
to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  September  19,  1864, 
at  Opequon,  Virginia ;  absent  at  muster  out  of  company. 

EVANS,  DAVID  M. —  Private,  Company  F,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  B, 
September  17,  1864;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

EVANS,  JUNIOR,  JOHN  — Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  14,  1861,  at 
Somerset,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  Sep 
tember  16,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  October  2,  1862,  at  Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania. 

EVANS,  SAMUEL  —  Age,  date  of  enlistment,  place,  term  and  muster  in  as 
private,  Company  E,  not  stated;  deserted,  October  7,  1864. 

EVERETT  CALVIN  D. —  Private,  Company  H,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  B,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washing 
ton,  D.  C. 

EVERHART,  JOHN  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861;  promoted  corporal  April  1,  1863;  sergeant,  August  15,  1863;  re-enlisted 
as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  transferred  to  Company  D,  September  17, 
1864;  promoted  first  sergeant,  September  25,  1864;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

EVERY,  CHARLES  C. —  Age,  29  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  I,  October  3,  1861 ;  promoted 
first  sergeant,  no  date;  discharged,  November  26,  1862,  at  Acquia  Creek, 
Virginia ;  promoted  to  second  lieutenant  Forty-seventh  Volunteers. 

FALCONER,  ROBERT  E. —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at 
Jamestown,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  K, 
September  18,  1861;  promoted  sergeant,  May  1,  1862;  captured  in  action, 
October  16,  1863,  near  Fairfax  Court  House,  Virginia;  paroled,  May  12, 
1864;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 


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FALK,  JOSEPH  —  Age,  42  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September  6,  1861 ;  discharged 
for  disability,  October  7,  1862,  at  Fortress  Monroe,  Virginia. 

FALING,  HORACE  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  3,  1861,  at  Medina, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  H,  September  13, 
1861 ;  died  of  phthisic  pulmonia,  October  8,  1862,  at  Annapolis,  Maryland. 

FALLER,  NICHOLAS  —  Age,  37  years.  Enlisted,  August  5,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability  October  21,  1861,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

FARNHAM,  BENJAMIN  E. —  Age,  45  years.  Enlisted,  September  9,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September 
17,  1861;  discharged  for  disability,  October  21,  1861,  at  Camp  Griffin, 
Virginia. 

FARR,  EDSON  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  Jamestown, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September  18, 
1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  14,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action,  May 
6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  D,  September 
17,  1864;  promoted  corporal,  November  1,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company, 
June  27,  1865  at  Washington  D.  C. 

FARRAR,  AMOS  —  Private,  Company  E,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  transferred 
to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  A,  September 
17,  1864;  discharged  for  disability  May  16,  1865,  at  Satterlee  Hospital,  West 
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

FEES,  FREDERICK  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  17,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  22,  1861 ; 
promoted  corporal,  March  26,  1862;  sergeant,  September  11,  1862;  wounded 
and  captured  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Vir 
ginia;  transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  paroled,  November 
25,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

FEGAN,  JAMES  — Age,  43  years.  Enlisted,  August  1,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
discharged,  January,  1864,  at  Rochester,  New  York. 

FERGUSON,  ABEL  C— Age,  31  years.  Enlisted,  August  5,  1861,  at  Clymer, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  31,  1863;  transferred  to  Company  A, 
September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

FERREN,  EDMUND  —  Private,  Company  A,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  promoted  corporal, 
April  1,  1864;  killed  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House, 
Virginia. 

FERRIS,  CHARLES  —  Age,  43  years.  Enlisted,  August  10,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  September 
20,  1861 ;  died,  April  1,  1862,  in  hospital  at  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

FERRIS,  EDGAR  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  September  1,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Septem 
ber  20,  1861 ;  wounded  in  action,  May  3,  1863,  at  Fredericksburg,  Virginia ; 


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discharged  for  wounds,  September  12,  1863,  at  McClellan  Hospital,  Phila 
delphia,  Pennsylvania. 

FERRY,  ALBERT  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  23,  1862,  at  Clymer,  to 
serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  September  10,  1862; 
captured  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia; 
transferred  to  Company  A,  September  17,  1864;  died  of  bronchitis,  July  22, 
1864;  buried  at  Andersonville,  Georgia. 

FERRY,  ASAHEL  J. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  6,  1861,  at  Clymer, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  March  26,  1863,  at  White  Oak  Church,  Virginia. 

FERRY,  JOHN  L. —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  9,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  no  date. 

FINCH,  JOSEPHUS  H.—  Age,  29  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  September 
20,  1861;  promoted  corporal  December  1,  1861;  sergeant,  January  9,  1863; 
returned  to  ranks,  February  28,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  May  12,  1864, 
at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia ;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at 
Buffalo,  New  York. 

FISCHER,  GOTTLO  C.— Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  10,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ; 
deserted,  on  expiration  of  sick  leave,  November,  1862,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

FISCHER,  JOHN  J. —  Age,  26  years.  Enlisted,  September  1,  1862,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  2, 
1862;  transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  promoted  corporal, 
October  1,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek, 
Virginia;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington, 
D.  C. 

FISH,  GEORGE  A.— Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  C,  Septem 
ber  4,  1861;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

FISHER,  AARON  C.— Age,  38  years.  Enlisted,  August  1,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861  ; 
promoted  sergeant,  no  date;  mustered  in  as  first  lieutenant,  Company  F, 
October  17,  1862;  wounded  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court 
House,  Virginia;  discharged  for  disability  from  wounds,  July  21,  1864. 
Commissioned  first  lieutenant,  November  11,  1862,  with  rank  from  October 

16,  1862,  vice  Charles  H.  Hickmott,  promoted. 

FISCHER,  FRENCH  W.—  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  9,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861 ; 
promoted  first  sergeant  March  1,  1863;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December 
25,  1863;  mustered  in  as  second  lieutenant,  March  18,  1864;  as  first  lieuten 
ant,  Company  A,  September  5,  1864;  transferred  to  Company  B,  September 

17,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek,  Virginia,  and 
April  2,  1865,  near  Petersburg,  Virginia;  mustered  out,  June  27,  1865.     Com 
missioned  second  lieutenant,  December  19,  1863,  with  rank  from  September  7, 
1863,  vice  John  C.  White,  promoted ;  first  lieutenant,  September  30,  1864,  with 
rank  from  September  5,  1864,  vice  Reuben  M.  Preston,  killed  in  action;  cap- 


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tain,  May  17,  1865,  with  rank  from  April  1,  1865,  vice  Andrew  W.  Brazee, 
promoted ;  not  mustered  as  captain. 

FISHER,  HENRY  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  April  10,  1865;  no  further  record. 

FITZGERALD,  THOMAS  —  Age,  29  years.  Enlisted  at  Niagara,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  June  19,  1864;  mustered  out 
with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

FITZPATRICK,  MICHAEL  —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted,  November  20,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F.  November 
21,  1861;  appointed  wagoner,  no  date;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26, 
1863;  transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with 
company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

FLETCHER,  THOMAS  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  November  13,  1861 ;  promoted 
sergeant,  November  26,  1862;  returned  to  ranks,  October  1,  1863;  transferred 
to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  discharged  from  hospital  at  expiration 
of  term  of  service. 

FLUMMER,  MARTIN  — Age,  19  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  one 
year,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  18,  1864;  captured, 
March  27,  1865,  at  Petersburg,  Virginia;  absent,  exchanged  prisoner,  at 
muster  out  of  company. 

FLYNN,  JOHN  — Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  September  9,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  10, 
1861;  promoted  corporal,  September  1,  1862;  discharged  for  disability, 
April  15,  1863,  at  camp  near  White  Oak  Church,  Virginia. 

FOLEN,  WILLIAM  H.  H  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  25,  1861,  at 
Portchester.  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C, 
September  20,  1861 ;  died,  no  date,  at  Fortress  Monroe,  Virginia. 

FOLEY,  ADAM  —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at  Fredonia,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran  December  16,  1863;  promoted  sergeant,  December 
16,  1863;  first  sergeant,  March  1,  1863;  wounded  in  action,  May  6,  1864,  at 
the  Wilderness,  Virginia ;  died  of  his  wounds,  May  8,  1864. 

FOLEY,  JOHN  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted  at  Warsaw,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  July  16,  1864;  transferred  to 
Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  October  19,  1864,  at 
Cedar  Creek,  Virginia ;  deserted  from  hospital,  November  22,  1864. 

FOLEY,  WILLIAM  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  transferred 
to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded  in  action,  October  19, 
1864,  at  Cedar  Creek,  Virginia;  absent,  wounded,  at  muster  out  of  company. 

FOLLIS,  JOHN  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted  at  Lockport,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  October  4,  1864;  no  further 
record. 

FOND,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted  at  Alexander,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September  28,  1864;  mustered 
out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 


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FORBES,  SHERMAN  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  September  9,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September 
12,  1861 ;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

FORSTER,  FREDERICK  —  Age,  34  years.  Enlisted,  August  15,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  B,  August  28,  1861 ; 
returned  to  ranks,  no  date;  wounded  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsyl- 
vania  Court  House,  Virginia;  no  further  record. 

FORSYTH,  GEORGE  —  Private,  Company  E,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  A,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  discharged  for  disability,  February  11,  1865. 

FOSTER,  CHARLES  —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  30,  1861 ;  discharged 
for  disability,  October  21,  1861,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

FOSTER,  FRANKLIN  J. —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  July  29,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  first  sergeant,  Company  A,  August  24, 
1861 ;  as  second  lieutenant,  November  7,  1861 ;  promoted  first  lieutenant, 
April  14,  1862;  discharged,  November  20,  1862.  Commissioned  second 
lieutenant,  January  3,  1862,  with  rank  from  November  6,  1861,  vice  Thomas 
Cluney,  promoted;  first  lieutenant,  April  19,  1862,  with  rank  from  April  14, 
1862,  vice  Thomas  Cluney,  promoted. 

FOSTER,  JOHN  —  Age,  32  years.  Enlisted,  July  29,  1861,  at  Fredonia,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
died  of  disease,  October  25,  1862,  at  Alexandria,  Virginia. 

Fox,  ELIAS  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  16,  1861,  at  Mina,  to  serve 
three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ;  discharged 
for  disability,  February  28,  1863,  at  White  Oak  Church,  Virginia. 

Fox,  ELMOR  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  14,  1861,  at  Somerset, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September  16,  1861 ; 
promoted  corporal,  November  1,  1862;  captured  in  action,  May  4,  1863; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863;  transferred  to  Company  E, 
September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washing 
ton,  D.  C. 

Fox,  JOHN  G.— Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  August  8,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861 ; 
promoted  sergeant,  no  date;  first  sergeant  in  March,  1863;  re-enlisted  as  a 
veteran,  December  25,  1863;  wounded  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsyl- 
vania  Court  House,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864; 
returned  to  ranks,  November  7,  1864;  discharged,  August  16,  1865. 

FRAEMILLER,  PHILIP  —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted  at  Le  Roy,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  20,  1864;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  September  19, 
1864,  at  Opequon,  Virginia;  deserted,  March  24,  1865. 

FRAENMIELLER,  JOHN  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  3,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  Septem 
ber  5,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action, 
May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  to  Second  Battalion,  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  April  5,  1865; 
mustered  out,  July  21,  1865,  at  Rochester,  New  York 


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FRAMILLER,  JOSEPH  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  March  7,  1864;  transferred 
to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27, 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

FRANKE,  FREDERICK  —  Age,  33  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years,  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September  3, 
1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  mustered  out  with 
company  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

FREDENBURGH,  CHARLES  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at 
Portchester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C, 
September  4,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  killed  in 
action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia. 

FREDENBURGH,  HENRY  C.— Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1861,  at 
Portchester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  20,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  transferred  to 
Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  promoted  corporal,  February  4,  1865; 
mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

FREEMAN,  CHARLES  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  23,  1861,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August  31, 
1861 ;  captured  in  action,  May  4,  1863,  at  Fredericksburg,  Virginia ;  paroled, 
no  date ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863 ;  transferred  to  Company 
E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

FREEMAN,  MORLEY  U. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  5,  1861,  at  Clymer. 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
died,  April  3,  1862,  at  Camp  Winfield  Scott,  Virginia. 

FREI,  JOHN  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  February  24,  1862 ;  promoted 
corporal,  December  1,  1862;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  February  26,  1864; 
transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company, 
June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

FRENCH,  SIMON  W. —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  November  28,  1861,  at 
Jamestown,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I, 
December  7,  1861;  wounded  in  action,  May  4,  1863,  at  Fredericksburg, 
Virginia;  died  of  his  wounds,  May  31,  1863,  at  Judiciary  Square  Hospital, 
Washington,  D.  C. 

FRIER,  FREDERICK  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  3,  1862,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September  4, 
1862;  wounded  in  action,  July  12,  1864,  at  Fort  Stevens,  D.  C. ;  transferred 
to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  discharged  for  disability,  no  date. 

FRIES,  JOHN  — Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1862,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  30,  1862 ; 
transferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detach 
ment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

FULLER,  JOHN  —  Age,  29  years.  Enlisted  at  Jamestown,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  November  18,  1861 ;  died  of 
typhoid  fever,  April  22,  1862,  at  Young's  Mills,  Virginia. 


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FULLER,  LUDOPHICUS  W. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  29,  1861,  at 
Lockport,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  wagoner,  Company  H, 
August  31,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863 ;  transferred  to 
Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  absent,  on  furlough,  at  muster  out  of 
company. 

FULLER,  PERRY  W. —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted  at  Allegany,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  July  1,  1864;  transferred  to 
Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27, 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

FUNK,  CHARLES  — Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  21,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September  22, 
1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  April  18,  1863 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  March  25, 
1864;  wounded,  October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek,  Virginia;  mustered  out 
with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

FUNKE,  CHRISTOPHER  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  21,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  Septem 
ber  26,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  wounded  in 
action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  again  wounded,  September 
21,  1864;  absent,  wounded,  at  muster  out  of  company. 

Fuss,  MATHIAS  —  Age,  40  years.  Enlisted,  August  15,  1861,  at  Lockport, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August  31,  1861 ; 
died  of  diarrhoea,  September  26,  1862,  at  Newport  News,  Virginia. 

GAFNEY,  CHARLES  —  Private,  Company  H,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  discharged,  February 
1,  1864. 

GAHRIG,  PHILIP  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out 
with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

GARDNER,  JOHN  C. —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted  at  Lebanon,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  January  26,  1865;  captured 
in  action,  April  2,  1865,  near  Petersburg,  Virginia,  and  paroled,  April  9,  1865, 
at  Appomattox  Court  House,  Virginia ;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27, 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

GARDNER,  THOMAS  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Warsaw,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  July  19,  1864;  transferred  to 
Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out,  July  13,  1865,  at  Mower 
Hospital,  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

GATES,  OSCAR  R. —  Age,  29  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  musician,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861;  promoted  drum  major,  September  1,  1863;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran, 
December  13,  1863;  mustered  out  with  regiment,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washing 
ton,  D.  C. 

GATTIE,  JOSEPH  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  January  2,  1863;  killed  in  action, 
May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia. 

GAUCHAT,  EMIL  — Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September  2,  1862;  wounded 


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in  action,  May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  promoted  corporal, 
August,  1864;  discharged,  June  24,  1865,  at  Mount  Pleasant  Hospital,  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

GEELAN,  BARNETT  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded  in  action, 
May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wildnerness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  A, 
September  17,  1864;  to  Company  I,  First  Regiment,  Veteran  Reserve  Corps, 
from  which  discharged  for  disability,  July  25,  1865. 

GEISLER,  JOSEPH  —  Age,  30  years.  Enlisted,  August  17,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  28,  1861 ; 
wounded  in  action,  July  12,  1864,  at  Fort  Stevens,  Washington,  D.  C. ;  absent, 
in  hospital,  at  muster  out  of  company. 

GELLER,  JOSEPH  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  13,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  November  25, 
1861 ;  deserted,  January  16,  1862,  from  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

GENTHER,  BENEDICT  —  Age,  44  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  22,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  October  21,  1861,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

GOURLEY,  JAMES  A. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  14,  1863 ;  wounded,  July  12,  1864, 
at  Fort  Stevens,  Washington,  D.  C. ;  transferred  to  Company  D,  September 
17,  1864;  mustered  out,  August  12,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

GIBBS,  WALTER  —  Corporal,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  transferred 
to  Company  A,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded,  May  10,  1864; 
transferred  to  Company  A,  September  17,  1864;  discharged  with  detachment, 
June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

GIFFORD,  HENRY  J. —  Captain,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  transferred  to  captain, 
Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  A,  September  17, 
1864;  to  Company  E,  April  15,  1865;  mustered  out,  July  3,  1865,  at  Hall's 
Hill,  Virginia.  Commissioned  captain,  February  18,  1865,  with  rank  from 
February  14,  1865,  vice  George  Holden  Selkirk,  promoted. 

GIFFORD,  N.  C.  MARTIN  —  Corporal,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry; 
transferred  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  A, 
September  17,  1864;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

GIGER,  LAWRENCE  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  9,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  September 
13,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  appointed  wagoner, 
no  date;  mustered  out,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

GIGGLEY,  RUDOLPH  —  Age,  29  years.  Enlisted,  September  10,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September 
11,  1861;  absent,  sick,  at  Sharpsburg,  Maryland,  at  muster  out  of  company. 

GILBERT,  SIMEON  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  September  10,  1861,  at 
Medina,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H.  September 
13,  1861 ;  died  of  typhoid  fever,  January  12,  1862,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

GILLETT,  WILLIAM  H. —  Private,  Company  H, —  Thirty-third  Infantry; 
transferred  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863 ;  killed  in  action, 
July  12,  1864,  at  Fort  Stevens,  Washington,  D.  C. 

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OILMAN,  GEORGE  W.— Age,  36  years.  Enrolled,  July  30,  1861  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  first  lieutenant,  Company  E,  August  28, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  May  14,  1863.  Commissioned  first  lieutenant, 
January  20,  1862,  with  rank  from  September  5,  1861,  original. 

GLASS,  JOSEPH  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September  7,  1861 ;  deserted, 
January  16,  1862,  from  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

GLENN,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  May  25,  1864;  no  further 
record. 

GLOSSENDER,  THOMAS  —  Private,  Company  B,  Thirty-third  Infantry; 
transferred  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company 
B,  September  17,  1864;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

GOLDSCHMIDT,  JULIUS  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  14,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  22, 
1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  December  1,  1862 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran, 
December  26,  1863 ;  killed  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court 
House,  Virginia. 

GOODWIN,  PHINEAS  S. —  Age,  40  years.  Enlisted,  August  24,  1861,  at 
Medina,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  Sep 
tember  13,  1861;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  February  11,  1864;  promoted 
corporal,  April  28,  1864;  transferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864; 
mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

GORHAM,  EDWARD  L. —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  D,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  discharged,  April  14,  1865. 

GORHAM,  JERRY  G. —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted  September  9,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  September 
10,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  killed  in  action,  May 
5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia. 

GORSLINE,  RICHARD  M. —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted,  August  16,  1861,  at 
Panama,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August 
30,  1861;  died  March  12,  1862,  in  hospital  at  Georgetown,  D.  C. 

GOTT,  CHARLES  —  Private,  Company  A,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  transferred 
to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded  and  captured  in 
action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  transferred 
to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  died  of  rheumatism,  February  7,  1865, 
and  buried  at  Andersonville,  Georgia.  Grave  No.  12,604. 

GRAHAM,  PETER  —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted,  August  14,  1861,  at  Busti,  to 
serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861; 
transferred  to  Company  I,  September  21,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability, 
February  14,  1863,  at  Convalescent  Camp,  Virginia. 

GRASSHOFF,  JOHN  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  6,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
missing  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  no 
further  record. 


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GRAVES,  EDWIN  A.— Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  8,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861;  wounded  in  action,  September  17,  1862,  at  Antietam,  Maryland;  died 
of  his  wounds,  September  24,  1862,  at  Hoffman  House  Hospital,  Maryland. 

GRAYDON,  PETER  — Age,  26  years.  Enlisted,  July  31,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  wagoner,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
captured,  June  27,  1862;  paroled  and  prisoner  at  Parole  Camp,  April  10, 
1863;  no  further  record. 

GREELY,  CHARLES  W.— Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at 
Stockton,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August 
30,  1861 ;  captured  in  action,  May  4,  1863,  near  Fredericksburg,  Virginia ; 
paroled,  November  — ,  1863 ;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  no 
date. 

GREENE,  GILBERT  J. — -  Age,  28  years.  Enrolled,  August  10,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  first  lieutenant,  Company  C, 
September  4,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  January  24,  1862.  Commis 
sioned  first  lieutenant,  January  20,  1862 ;  with  rank  from  September  4, 
1861,  original. 

GREEN,  JAMES  —  Age,  17  years.  Enlisted,  August  31,  1861,  at  Portchester, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  musician,  Company  C,  September  20, 
1861 ;  deserted,  February  1,  1862,  from  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

GREENE,  RICHARD  T. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  22, 
1861;  deserted,  March  11,  1863,  from  Buffalo,  New  York. 

GREENMAN,  JAMES  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  February  28,  1865 ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

GREENMAN,  RICHARD  —  Age,  30  years.  Enlisted,  August  9,  1861,  at  Sher 
man,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  June  13,  1862,  at  hospital,  Washington, 
D.  C. 

GREENWOOD,  WILLIAM  —  Private,  Company  F,  Thirty-third  Infantry ; 
transferred  to  Company  A,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863 ;  wounded  in 
action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company 
A,  September  17,  1864;  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  December  16,  1864. 

GREGG,  ROBERT  W. —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861;  promoted  corporal,  March  31,  1862;  died  of  general  debility, 
October  9,  1862,  at  hospital,  Fortress  Monroe,  Virginia. 

GRIFFIN,  THOMAS  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  April  5,  1865 ;  mustered  out 
with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

GRIGGS,  ROBERT  E. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  fifer,  Company  F,  September 
7,  1861 ;  returned  to  ranks,  no  date ;  missed  in  action,  May  10,  1864,  at  the 
Wilderness,  Virginia;  no  further  record. 


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GRISLEY,  JOHN  — Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  August  13,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  August  15,  1863 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  Decem 
ber  16,  1863;  killed  in  action,  May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia. 

GRISWOLD,  JAMES  H.— Age,  18  years,  Enlisted,  September  6,  1861,  at 
Medina,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  Sep 
tember  13,  1861 ;  captured  in  action,  May  4,  1863,  near  Fredericksburg,  Vir 
ginia;  paroled,  no  date;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863; 
transferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

GROCE,  FREEMAN  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  D,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

GROVER,  ADONIRAM  —  Age,  34  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  B,  September 
3,  1861;  discharged,  September  8,  1862. 

GROW,  NICHOLAS  —  Age,  33  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  February  8,  1862 ;  captured 
and  paroled,  no  dates;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  February  13,  1864;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company, 
June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

GULA,  ANDREW  —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted,  August  8,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ; 
killed  in  action,  September  18,  1862,  at  Antietam,  Maryland. 

GUIRE,  MICHAEL — Private,  Company  H,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863 ;  discharged,  June  7, 
1864,  at  Brandy  Station,  Virginia. 

GUIRE,  PATRICK  —  Private,  Company  H,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  captured 
in  action,  May  3,  1863,  at  Marye's  Heights,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  E,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  transferred  to  Company  C,  Septem 
ber  17,  1864;  paroled,  no  date;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

GUIRY,  MICHAEL  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September  9,  1861 ;  dis 
charged  for  disability,  December  16,  1862,  at  Fort  Wood,  New  York  Harbor. 

GUTH,  PHILIP  — Age,  19  years.  Enlisted  at  Le  Roy,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  August  20,  1864;  mustered  out 
with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

HAAS,  JOHN  F. —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  2,  1862 ;  captured  in 
action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  transferred 
to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  died  of  scorbutus,  November  10,  1864, 
at  Andersonville,  Georgia;  grave  No.  11,947. 

HAASE,  HERMANN  — Age,  26  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  B,  September  5,  1861 ;  pro 
moted  first  sergeant,  April  10,  1862;  mustered  in  as  first  lieutenant,  June 


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11,  1862;  detailed  as  adjutant,  March  11,  1863;  killed  in  action,  May  12, 
1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia.  Commissioned  first  lieuten 
ant,  July  18,  1862,  with  rank  from  June  12,  1862,  vice  Frederick  Von  Gayl, 
deceased;  not  commissioned  adjutant;  not  mustered. 

HAASE,  LUTHER  R. —  Private,  Company  A,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action, 
May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  B, 
September  17,  1864;  promoted  corporal,  October  1,  1864;  sergeant,  Janu 
ary  1,  1865;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington, 
D.  C. 

HACK,  NATHAN  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863 ;  discharged  for  dis 
ability,  March  19,  1864,  at  Brandy  Station,  Virginia. 

HAEGRAN,    GEORGE  —  Age,    32   years.      Enlisted    at   Buffalo,    to    serve   - 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,   Company  D,   March   14,   1862;    deserted, 
July   1.   1863. 

HAENTGES,  JOHN  G. —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  September  13,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  Septem 
ber  14,  1861;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New 
York. 

HAGART,  ADAM  —  Age,  38  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  September  2,  1862;  no  further 
record. 

HAIGHT,  JUNIOR,  JOHN  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at 
Somerset,  to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  Sep 
tember  13,  1861;  discharged  for  disability,  May  26,  1862,  at  Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania. 

HAINES,  ERASMUS  W. —  Age,  36  years.  Enrolled,  August  1,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  captain,  Company  F,  October  21, 
1861 ;  discharged,  October  16,  1862.  Commissioned  captain,  January  20,  1862, 
with  rank  from  September  5,  1861,  original. 

HAIR,  LYMAN  W. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  6,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  F,  August  22, 
1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863 ;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  C,  September  17,  1864;  promoted  first  sergeant,  June  7,  1865;  ser 
geant-major,  June  17,  1865 ;  mustered  out  with  regimnt,  June  27,  1865,  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 

HAISBACH,  FREDERICK  —  Age,  39  years.  Enlisted  at  Concord,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September  14,  1864; 
absent,  sick,  April  30,  1865;  died,  no  date. 

HALE,  WALTER  H.— Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  27,  1861,  at  West- 
field,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861;  died,  October  8,  1862,  at  Bellevue  Hospital,  New  York  City. 

HALEY,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  January  30,  1865 ;  mustered 
out,  June  30,  1865,  at  Harewood  Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C. 

HALL,  CLEMENT  F.— Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Fre- 
doriia,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24^ 


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1861 ;     died    of   chronic    diarrhoea,    October    19,    1862,    at   Fairfax    Seminary 
Hospital,  Virginia. 

HALL,  HENRY  D.— Age,  27  years.  Enrolled,  August  1,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  second  lieutenant,  Company  H,  Octo 
ber  21,  1861;  promoted  first  lieutenant,  March  30,  1862;  discharged,  August 
3,  1862.  Commissioned  second  lieutenant,  January  20,  1862,  with  rank  from 
September  20,  1861,  original;  first  lieutenant,  April  5,  1862,  with  rank  from 
May  30,  1862  vice  Andrew  W.  Brazee,  promoted. 

HALL,  JAMES  A.— Age,  46  years.  Enrolled,  August  10,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  surgeon,  September  10,  1861 ;  mus 
tered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York;  commissioned  surgeon, 
January  20,  1862,  with  rank  from  September  9,  1861,  original. 

HALL,  JOHN  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Portchester, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  September  4, 
1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  captured  in  action,  May 
12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia ;  paroled,  no  date ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company, 
June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

HALLOAN,  PETER  —  Age,  32  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  discharged  for  disability,  Sep 
tember  18,  1864. 

HALSEY,  FRANCIS  M.— Age,  19  years  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Fre 
donia,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August 

24,  1861 ;     discharged    for    disability,    June    6,    1862,    at    Fortress    Monroe, 
Virginia. 

HALSEY,  HARVEY  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  23,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
died  of  consumption,  April  26,  1863,  at  Laona,  New  York. 

HAMBLETON,  WILLIAM  T. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  9,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August 
22,  1861 ;  died  in  June,  1863,  at  Hamburg,  New  York. 

HAMMOND,  WILLIAM  R.—  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  18,  1862,  at 
Ellicott,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  August 

25,  1862;     captured    and    paroled,    June    20,    1863,    at    Brentville,    Virginia; 
transferred  to   Company  D,   September   17,    1864;    dishonorably   discharged, 
October  12.  1864. 

HANBY,  JOHN  —  Private,  Company  E,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  transferred 
to  Company  E,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  C,  September 
17,  1864;  to  Ninety-sixth  Company,  Second  Battalion,  Veteran  Reserve 
Corps,  no  date,  from  which  discharged,  July  6,  1865,  at  Rochester,  New 
York. 

HANCHETT,  LEWIS  L. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  14,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  Septem 
ber  18,  1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  no  date ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  Decem 
ber  16,  1863;  captured  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court 
House,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  A,  September  17,  1864;  paroled, 


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March  25,  1865 ;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington, 
D.  C. 

HANDKIN,  RICHARD  W  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at 
Fredonia,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August 
24,  1861;  discharged  for  disability,  July  31,  1862,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

HANDY,  HENRY  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  1,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
promoted  sergeant,  August  8,  1862;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16, 
1863;  wounded  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Vir 
ginia;  promoted  first  sergeant,  June  1,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company, 
June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C.  Commissioned  second  lieutenant,  May 
11,  1865,  with  rank  from  March  12,  1865,  vice  Harrison  Disbrow,  promoted, 
not  mustered. 

HANEY,  ANTHONY  —  Age,  29  years.  Enlisted  at  New  York  City,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  July  13,  1864;  mustered 
out,  May  19,  1865,  at  hospital,  York,  Pennsylvania. 

HARDEN,  JOHN  —  Age,  41  years.  Enlisted  at  Porter,  to  serve  one  year, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  October  3,  1864;  mustered  out 
with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

HARDING,  HENRY  D. —  Enlisted  at  Warsaw,  and  mustered  in  as  private, 
Company  G,  July  20,  1864;  transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864; 
wounded  in  action,  October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek,  Virginia;  absent, 
sick  in  hospital,  at  muster  out  of  company. 

HARDY,  JAMES  —  Age,  40  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  28,  1861 ; 
deserted  in  September,  1863,  while  absent,  sick. 

HARNETY,  WILLIAM  H. —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  September  3,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  Sep 
tember  5,  1861;  missing  in  action,  May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia; 
no  further  record. 

HARRINGTON,  CHARLES  —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at 
Fredonia,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August 
24,  1861;  deserted,  August  31,  1863. 

HARRINGTON,  NELSON  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at 
Jamestown,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  Sep 
tember  18,  1861 ;  died  of  disease,  October  26,  1862,  in  hospital  at  Fortress 
Monroe,  Virginia. 

HARRINGTON,  NEWTON  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at 
Jamestown,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  Sep 
tember  18,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability  at  hospital,  January  28,  1863,  at 
New  York  City. 

HARRIS,  ALONZO  D. —  Age,  32  years.  Enlisted,  August  31,  1862,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  September 
10,  1862;  wounded  in  action,  May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia; 
transferred  to  Company  A,  September  17,  1864;  discharged  for  disability, 
May  26,  1865. 


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HARRIS,  GILBERT  D. —  Age,  37  years.     Enlisted,  August  31,  1862,  at  James 
town    ^o  serve  three  years ;    mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  September 
10,    1862;    killed    in    action,    May    12,    1864,    at    Spottsylvania    Court    House, 
Virginia. 

HARSE,  WILLIAM  —  Private,  Company  B,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  K,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  left  sick,  at  Bealton 
Station,  Virginia,  and  captured,  October  13,  1863;  absent,  a  prisoner  of 
war,  at  muster  out  of  company. 

HART,  FRANCIS  H  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1861,  at  Port' 
Chester,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Septem 
ber  20,  1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  December  1,  1861 ;  sergeant,  in  February, 
1862;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  wounded,  May  10,  1864; 
transferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  promoted  first  sergeant, 
February  4,  1865;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washing 
ton,  D.  C. 

HART,  ROLLIN  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  September  6,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  September  9, 
1861 ;  died,  October  9,  1862,  in  hospital,  at  Alexandria,  Virginia. 

HART,  SAMUEL— Private,  Company  H,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  transferred 
to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  discharged,  January  27, 
1864,  at  Brandy  Station,  Virginia. 

HARTLER,  JOHN  — Age,  29  years.  Enlisted,  September  10,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September 
12,  1861;  discharged  for  asthma,  April  5,  1863,  at  White  Oak  Church, 
Virginia. 

HARVEY,  GEORGE — Age,  38  years.  Enlisted,  September  14,  1862,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  September 
22,  1862;  no  further  record. 

HASSETT,  QUINCY  A. —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at 
Stockton,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August 
30,  1861 ;  detached  to  Ayres  Battery,  no  date ;  deserted  as  of  Company  F, 
Sixth  United  States  Artillery,  June  29,  1863,  near  Newmarket,  Maryland. 

HAVENS,  JOHN  S  —  Private,  Company  H,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded,  no  date; 
transferred  to  Company  A,  September  17,  1864;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

HAYDEN,  CHARLES  H.— Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  August  15,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  D,  August 
22,  1861;  returned  to  ranks,  no  date;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at 
Buffalo,  New  York. 

HAYDEN,  WILLIAM  — Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  7,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861 ; 
deserted,  August  25,  1861,  from  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York. 

HAYES,  GEORGE  E.— Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  17,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22,  18bl ; 
deserted,  August  25,  1861,  from  Camp  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York. 

HAYES,  JOHN  — Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  January  18,  1864;  transferred  to 


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Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27, 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. ;  veteran. 

HAYNES,  SYLVESTER  S. —  Age,  31  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at 
Stockton,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August 
30,  1861;  died,  November  30,  1862,  in  hospital  at  Hagerstown,  Maryland. 

HAYS,  HORACE  H  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  15,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  D,  August  22, 
1861 ;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  September  1,  1863. 

HAYES,  OTIS  B. —  Age,  26  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Somerset, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  H,  September 
13,  1861;  promoted  first  sergeant,  August  3,  1862;  captured  in  action,  May 
4,  1863,  at  Fredericksburg,  Virginia;  paroled,  no  date;  re-enlisted  as  a  vet 
eran,  December  26,  1863 ;  mustered  in  as  second  lieutenant,  Company  G, 
September  9,  1864;  transferred  to  Company  A,  September  17,  1864;  mus 
tered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C.  Commissioned 
second  lieutenant,  March  30,  1864,  with  rank  from  February  24,  1864,  vice 
William  Tindal,  dismissed. 

HAZELTINE,  CLARK  S. —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at 
Jamestown,  *o  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  K, 
September  18,  1861;  returned  to  ranks,  March  1,  1863;  mustered  out,  no 
date,  at  Rochester,  New  York. 

HAZEN,  MARCELLUS  E. —  Private,  Company  B,  Thirty-third  Infantry ; 
transferred  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded,  May 
10,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington, 
D.  C. 

HEACOCK,  REUBEN  E.— Age,  40  years.  Enrolled,  July  30,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  captain,  Company  E,  August  28, 
1861 ;  killed  in  action,  May  18,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia. 
Commissioned  captain,  January  20,  1862,  with  rank  from  September  5,  1861, 
original. 

HEARSBERGER,  FREDERICK  —  Age,  39  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  September  14,  1864 ; 
no  further  record. 

HEHR,  CHRISTIAN  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  6,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ; 
discharged,  September  6,  1862. 

HEINZ,  PETER  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  28,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  25,  1863 ;  killed  in  action,  May  5,  1864, 
at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia. 

HEINTZ,  VALENTINE  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  9,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  22, 
1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  September  23,  1863 ;  mustered  out,  October  18, 
1864,  at  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York. 

HELLRIEGEL,  PETER  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  January  3,  1863 ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  discharged,  June  15,  1865,  at 
Mount  Pleasant  Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C. 


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HEMENGER,  ORAMEL  —  Age,  40  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at  Stock 
ton,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861;  died,  June  3,  1862,  at  Newport  News,  Virginia. 

HEMMINGWAY,  ALBERT  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at 
Jamestown,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  Sep 
tember  18,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  14,  1863 ;  wounded  in 
action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company 
D,  September  17,  1864;  discharged  for  disability,  March  30,  1865. 

HENDERSON,  GEORGE  —  Age,  32  years.  Enlisted,  November  15,  1862,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  Novem 
ber  16,  1862;  captured  and  paroled,  no  dates;  transferred  to  Company  B, 
Nineteenth  Regiment,  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  October  26,  1863 ;  to  Com 
pany  E,  this  regiment,  March  31,  1864;  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864; 
mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

HENDERSON,  JAMES  —  Age,  31  years.  Enlisted  at  West  Seneca,  to  serve 
one  year,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  16,  1864;  mus 
tered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

HENNES,  ADAM  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  15,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  22,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  February  25,  1863,  at  White  Oak  Church,  Virginia. 

HENRY,  JOHN  N.  — Age,  39  years.  Enlisted,  August  13,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  hospital  steward,  August  28, 
1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  mustered  out  with  regi 
ment,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

HERLAN,  JACOB  —  Age,  38  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ; 
died  of  disease,  March  20,  1863,  at  White  Oak  Church,  Virginia. 

HERMAN,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  43  years.  Enlisted,  at  Genesee  Falls,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  July  11,  1864;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out,  June  10,  1865,  at 
Emory  Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C. 

HERMAN,  GEORGE  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  15,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
promoted  corporal,  no  date ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ; 
transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  killed  in  action,  October 
19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek,  Virginia. 

HERMAN,  JACOB  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  13,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  January  1,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  May  12,  1864, 
at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia,  and  October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar 
Creek,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  promoted 
corporal,  October  1,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 

HERMON,  CORNELIUS  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  23,  1861,  at 
Lockport,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  Sep 
tember  24,  1861 ;  promoted  sergeant,  no  date ;  died  of  chronic  diarrhoea, 
November  8,  1862,  at  Fairfax  Seminary  Hospital,  Virginia. 


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HERRICK,  GEORGE  B. —  Enlisted,  private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  New 
York  Infantry;  transferred  to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863; 
to  Company  D,  on  consolidation,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with 
detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C.  Commissioned  first  lieu 
tenant  and  adjutant,  July  31,  1865,  with  rank  from  May  1,  1865,  vice  Solo 
mon  W.  Russell,  Junior,  promoted ;  not  mustered. 

HERRICK,  MORTIMER  —  Private,  Company  F,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action 
and  died,  May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia. 

HERRICK,  NATHAN  —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  September  5,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September 
13,  1861;  died  of  disease,  October  24,  1862,  at  Annapolis,  Maryland. 

HERRING,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  40  years.  Enlisted,  August  9,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  31,  1861 ; 
deserted,  February  5,  1862,  from  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

HERRINGTON,  OLIVER  —  Age,  26  years.  Enlisted,  August  6,  1861,  at  Sher 
man,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861 ;  died,  June  13,  1862,  in  hospital  at  Baltimore,  Maryland. 

HESSEL,  CHARLES  E. —  Age,  31  years.  Enlisted,  September  23,  1861,  at 
Lockport,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  Sep 
tember  24,  1861 ;  promoted  sergeant,  no  date ;  wounded  in  action,  May  4, 
1863,  at  Fredericksburg,  Virginia;  died  of  his  wounds,  May  14,  1863,  at 
Potomac  Creek  Bridge,  Virginia. 

HETZEL,  WILLIAM  H. —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  September  6,  1862,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  September 
10,  1862;  promoted  corporal,  April  1,  1863;  returned  to  ranks  in  July,  1863; 
wounded  in  action,  May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred 
to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16, 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

HICKMOTT,  CHARLES  H.—  Age,  24  years.  Enrolled,  August  1,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  second  lieutenant,  Company  F, 
August  22,  1862;  mustered  in  as  captain,  October  17,  1862;  killed  in  action, 
May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia.  Commissioned  second  lieutenant, 
January  20,  1862,  with  rank  from  October  21,  1861,  original;  first  lieutenant, 
July  18,  1862,  with  rank  from  June  21,  1862  vice  Charles  Howell  Bidwell, 
resigned;  captain,  November  17,  1862,  with  rank  from  October  16,  1862, 
vice  Erasmus  W.  Haines  resigned. 

HIGGINS,  GEORGE  — Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Septem 
ber  4,  1861 ;  discharged,  October  20,  1862,  at  Hagerstown,  Maryland. 

HILDEBRAND,  CHARLES  F. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  27,  1862,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August 
29,  1862;  wounded  in  action,  May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia; 
transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

HILL,  CHARLES  — Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  23,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  31,  1861 ; 

promoted  corporal,  August ,  1862;  deserted,  August  ,  1862,  from 

Harrison's  Landing,  Virginia. 


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HILL,  GEORGE  W. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  died  of  consumption,  November  16,  1862,  in  hospital  at  Philadel 
phia,  Pennsylvania. 

HILL,  HENRY  S. —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  14,  1863 ;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  D,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 

HILL,  HENRY  U. —  Age,  36  years.  Enlisted,  August  6,  1861,  at  Sherman, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
discharged,  September  9,  1864,  at  hospital,  Rochester,  New  York. 

HILL,  JOHN  —  Private,  Company  H,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  captured  in 
action,  May  3,  1863,  at  Fredricksburg,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company 
E,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864; 
paroled,  no  date;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

HILYER,  EZEKIAL  —  Private,  Company  F,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Veteran  Reserve 
Corps,  April  15,  1864;  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  July  1,  1864;  to  Com 
pany  A,  September  17,  1864;  discharged  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865, 
at  Washington,  D.  C. 

HINES,  JOHN  B. —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted  and  mustered  in  as  private, 
Company  G,  July  21,  1864;  transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864; 
mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

Hiss,  JOSEPH  —  Age,  43  years.  Enlisted,  September  8,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September  11, 
1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

HOBART,  ALFRED  C. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,1  Company  D,  December  4,  1862;  pro 
moted  corporal,  June  17,  1864;  transferred  to  Company  B,  September  17, 
1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

HODGES,  GEORGE  H. —  Age,  37  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  F,  August  28,  1861 ;  pro 
moted  sergeant  major,  March  29,  1862;  discharged  for  disability,  Novem 
ber  17,  1862,  at  Bellevue  Hospital,  New  York  City;  subsequent  service  as 
captain  of  Company ,  One  Hundred  and  Eighty-seventh  Infantry. 

HODGES,  LEWIS  C.— Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  Septem 
ber  18,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  14,  1863 ;  transferred  to 
Company  D,  September  17,  1864.  In  confinement  at  muster  out  of  com 
pany.  No  further  record. 

HODGSON,  JOHN  —  Private,  Company  K,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  transferred 
to  Company  K,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  D,  September 
17,  1864;  to  Company  C,  Twentieth  Regiment,  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  no 
date,  from  which  mustered  out,  July  10,  1865. 

HOFFMAN,  CHRISTIAN  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  September  14,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  Septem- 


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ber  15,  1861;  promoted  sergeant,  February  1,  1863;  re-enlisted  as  a  vet 
eran,  December  16,  1863;  wounded  in  action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilder 
ness,  Virginia;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington, 
D.  C. 

HOFFMAN,  FRANK  — Age,  40  years.  Enlisted,  September  5,  1862,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September 

6,  1862;    captured   in   action,    May  4,    1863,   at   Marye's   Heights,   Virginia; 
paroled,  no  date ;    wounded,  June  8,  1864,  at  Cold  Harbor,  Virginia ;    trans 
ferred  to   Company   B,    September   17,   1864;    died  of  his  wounds,  June   17, 
1865. 

HOFFMAN,  JOHN  —  Private,  Company  B,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  B,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

HOFFMAN,  JOHN  C. —  Age,  date,  place  of  enlistment  and  muster  in  as 
private,  Company  B,  not  stated ;  no  record  subsequent  to  July  3,  1862. 

HOGAN,  HUGH  —  Sergeant,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action, 
May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  died  of  his  wounds,  no  date. 

HOHENSTEIN,  JOHN  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  9,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September 
12,  1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  May  27,  1862 ;  sergeant,  January  22,  1863 ; 
returned  to  ranks,  February  1,  1863;  discharged  for  disability,  April  14, 
1863,  at  Antietam  Hospital,  Maryland. 

HOLCH,  LUDWIG  — Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  17,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ; 
promoted  corporal,  February  1,  1863 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December 
16,  1863;  promoted  sergeant,  October  1,  1864;  quartermaster  sergeant, 
November  23,  1864;  mustered  out  with  regiment,  June  27,  1865,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

HOLDRIDGE,  IRA  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  6,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  September 

7,  1861;     discharged   for   disability,   August  30,    1862,   at   Fort  Wood,    New 
York. 

HOLLANDER,  CHESTER  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  September  13,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  Sep 
tember  15,  1861;  deserted,  September  25,  1861,  from  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo, 
New  York. 

HOLT,  ERASTUS  D. —  Age,  29  years.  Enrolled,  September  4,  1861,  at  For- 
estville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  captain,  Company  I,  Sep 
tember  6,  1861 ;  wounded  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court 
House,  Virginia;  mustered  in  as  lieutenant  colonel,  July  27,  1864;  pro 
moted  to  colonel,  August  20,  1864 ;  wounded  in  action,  April  2,  1865,  at 
Petersburg,  Virginia;  died  of  his  wounds,  April  7,  1865,  at  hospital,  City 
Point,  Virginia.  Commissioned  first  lieutenant,  September  30,  1861,  with 
rank  from  September  7,  1861,  original;  captain,  November  11,  1861,  with 
rank  from  October  12,  1861,  vice  Raselas  Dickinson,  deceased;  lieutenant 
colonel,  August  12,  1864,  with  rank  from  July  27,  1864,  vice  George  Wash- 


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ington  Johnson,  died ;  colonel,  not  mustered,  November  12,  1864,  with  rank 
from  August  20,  1864,  vice  Daniel  Davidson  Bidwell,  promoted. 

HOOKER,  JOSEPH  J. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  3,  1863,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  September 
4,  1861;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New 
York. 

HOOVER,  ORLANDO  —  Age,  32  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  Septem 
ber  18,  1861;  promoted  corporal,  March  1,  1863;  re-enlisted  in  Company 
I,  December  16,  1863;  transferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  miss 
ing  in  action,  May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness;  killed  while  trying  to  escape 
between  Charleston  and  Florence,  South  Carolina. 

HOPPER,  JAMES  H. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August,  31,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Septem 
ber  20,  1861 ;  discharged,  no  date,  at  White  Oak  Church,  Virginia. 

HORGRAVE,  GEORGE  —  Age, years.  Enlisted,  March  4,  1862,  at  Buffalo, 

to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  March  14,  1862; 
deserted,  July  2,  1863. 

HORN,  JOHN  L. —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September  19,  1861 ;  died  of  dis 
ease,  September  26,  1862,  at  Columbia  Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C. 

HORTON,  JOHN  J.— Age,  27  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  wagoner,  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  4,  1861 ;  returned  to  company  as  private,  no  date ;  discharged,  Jan 
uary  6,  1863,  at  Harrisburg,  Pennsylvania. 

HORTON,  NATHAN  S. —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  A,  this  regiment,  October  31,  1863;  captured  in  action, 
May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  paroled,  no  date; 
discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

HOTCHKISS,  DAVID  J.— Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  8,  1861,  at  French 
Creek,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  G,  August 
30,  1861;  promoted  sergeant,  April  29,  1862;  died,  October  24,  1862,  at 
hospital. 

HOUG,  ANTHONY  — Age,  29  years.  Enlisted  at  -  — ,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  July  11,  1864;  transferred 
to  Company  B,  September  17,  1964;  wounded,  October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar 
Creek,  Virginia ;  discharged  for  disability ;  no  date. 

HOUGHTON,  URIAH  — Age,  32  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24, 
1861 ;  died  of  typhoid  fever,  June  18,  1862,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

HOUSAM,  JOHN  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  transferred 
to  Company  A,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  First  New  York  Battery, 
December  5,  1863. 

HOWARD,  CHARLES  — Age,  20  years.  Enlisted  at  Royalton,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  October  11,  1864;  no  further 
record. 

HOWARD,  ERVIN  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  January  21,  1864;  no  further  record. 


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HOWARD,  HENRY  W.—  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  14,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action, 
May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  D,  September  17,  1864;  promoted  corporal,  November  1,  1864,  sergeant, 
June  17,  1865 ;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington, 
D.  C. 

HOWARD,  JOHN  —  Private,  Company  B,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  transferred 
to  Company  F,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  discharged  for  disability, 
February  10,  1864,  at  Baltimore,  Maryland. 

HOWARD,  PETER  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  February  23,  1865 ;  deserted,  March 
22,  1865. 

HOWARD,  TIMOTHY  —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  December  11,  1863;  wounded 
in  action,  May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  C,  September  17,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar 
Creek,  Virginia;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington, 
D.  C. ;  veteran. 

HOYT,  CHARLES  N.— Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  14,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  Septem 
ber  16,  1861;  deserted,  July  18,  1863,  from  Berlin,  Maryland. 

HOYT,  GEORGE  P.— Age,  30  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  4,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  captured  in 
action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  no  further 
record. 

HOYT,  EDWARD  J. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Panama, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861 ;  deserted  in  September,  1862,  from  United  States  General  Hospital, 
New  York  City. 

HUBBELL,  DANIEL  V.  B. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  30,  1862 ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  promoted  corporal,  January  1, 
1865;  mustered  out,  June  15,  1865,  at  Mount  Pleasant  Hospital,  Washing 
ton,  D.  C. 

HUBBERS,  GERHARDT  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ;  deserted, 
January  16,  1862,  from  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

HUBER,  BERNARD  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  2,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ; 
died  of  chronic  diarrhoea,  November  4,  1862,  at  hospital,  Fairfax  Seminary, 
Virginia. 

HUDSON,  JUNIOR,  WILLIAM  S. —  Age,  22  years.  Enrolled,  June  14,  1862, 
at  New  York  City,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  first  lieutenant, 
Company  I,  no  date;  discharged,  February  2,  1863;  mustered  in  as  first 
lieutenant,  Company  C,  August  14,  1863;  as  captain,  September  3,  1864; 
wounded  in  action,  May  18,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia; 


222  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

transferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  October 
19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek,  Virginia;  discharged  for  disability,  March  9,  1865; 
prior  service  in  Company  C,  Ninth  New  York  Infantry.  Commissioned  first 
lieutenant,  May  17,  1862,  with  rank  from  April  1,  1862,  vice  Walter  G. 
Seeley,  declined;  first  lieutenant,  August  7,  1863,  with  rank  from  January  14, 

1863,  vice  William  Theodore  Wiggins,  promoted;  captain,  September  3,  1864, 
with  rank  from  May  5,  1864,  vice  William  Theodore  Wiggins,  killed. 

HUGHES,  JAMES  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  at  Oswego,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  July  15,  1864;  transferred 
to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  promoted  corporal,  June  17,  1865;  mus 
tered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

HUGHES,  THOMAS  —  Age,  40  years.  Enlisted,  September  7,  1861,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September 
9,  1861 ;  captured  in  action,  June  30,  1862,  at  Savage  Station,  Virginia ; 
paroled  September  13,  1862;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863; 
transferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  wounded,  no  date;  absent, 
sick  in  hospital,  at  muster  out  of  company. 

HULBURT,  WILLIAM  H. —  Private,  Company  E,  Thirty-third  Infantry ; 
transferred  to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  D, 
September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

HULL,  MARVIN  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  17,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1863  ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action,  July  12, 

1864,  at   Fort   Stevens,   Washington,   D.   C. ;    died  of  his   wounds,  July   13, 
1864. 

HUNT,  ELISHA  W.— Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  7,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  D,  August  22, 
1861;  promoted  first  sergeant,  no  date,  second  lieutenant,  May  31,  1862; 
discharged,  November  27,  1862.  Commissioned  second  lieutenant,  June  10, 
1862,  with  rank  from  May  31,  1862,  vice  Peter  A.  Taylor,  promoted. 

HUNTING,  ALVA  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861 ;  died  of  disease,  September  16,  1862,  at  Baltimore,  Maryland. 

HUNTING,  LAFAYETTE  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  15,  1861,  at  For- 
estville,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August 
28,  1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  November  26,  1862 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran, 
December  16,  1863;  wounded  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania 
Court  House,  Virginia ;  died  of  his  wounds,  June  3,  1864. 

HURD,  DAVID  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  July  14,  1864;  no  further  record. 

HURLBUT,  HIRAM  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  6,  1861,  at  Clymer, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  November  26,  1862,  at  Alexandria,  Virginia. 

HUSTERD,  JAMES  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  February  28,  1865 ;  mustered  out 
with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 


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HUTCHINGS,  HENRY  E.—  Age,  22  years..  Enlisted,  August  10,  1861,  at 
Portchester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C, 
September  20,  1861;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

HUTCHINSON,  MICHAEL  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at 
Lockport,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August 
31,  1861;  promoted  sergeant,  November  1,  1862;  returned  to  the  ranks, 
September  28,  1863 ;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washing 
ton,  D.  C. 

HUTCHINSON,  THOMAS  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at 
Forestville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August 
28,  1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  no  date ;  deserted,  no  date. 

HYNES,  THOMAS  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  October  12,  1862;  deserted, 
July  2,  1863. 

IHLER,  JOSEPH  —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years; 
mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  January  8,  1864;  wounded  in  action, 
October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek,  Virginia ;  discharged  for  disability,  no 
date. 

INGALSBE,  HENRY  H. —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  16,  1861,  at  Forest 
ville,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861 ;  promoted  first  sergeant,  no  date ;  wounded  and  captured  in  action, 
May  4,  1863,  at  Fredericksburg,  Virginia;  paroled,  no  date;  re-enlisted  as  a 
veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania 
Court  House,  Virginia ;  mustered  in  as  first  lieutenant,  Company  A,  Sep 
tember  11,  1864;  discharged  for  disability,  March  13,  1865.  Commissioned 
first  lieutenant,  August  12,  1864,  with  rank  from  July  24,  1864,  vice  Henry 
C.  Valentine,  killed;  captain,  not  mustered,  September  16,  1864,  with  rank 
from  July  27,  1864,  vice  Erastus  D.  Holt,  promoted. 

INGERSOLL,  ALVAH  S. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at 
Portchester,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C, 
September  4,  1861 ;  deserted,  June  30,  1862,  from  White  Oak  Swamp,  Virginia. 

INGRAHAM,  WILLIAM  H. —  Private,  Company  B,  Thirty-third  Infantry; 
wounded  in  action,  May  4,  1863,  at  Fredericksburg,  Virginia;  transferred  to 
Company  A,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  discharged  for  disability,  July 
11,  1864,  at  Annapolis,  Maryland. 

INGRAM,  DAVID  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  January  23,  1864;  wounded  in 
action,  July  12,  1864,  at  Fort  Stevens,  D.  C. ;  transferred  to  Company  B, 
September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

IRETON,  THOMAS  —  Private,  Company  H,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  transferred 
to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  promoted  corporal,  May  12, 
1864;  transferred  to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  promoted  sergeant, 
January  1,  1865 ;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

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JACKSON,  JOSEPH  B. —  Age,  41  years.  Enlisted,  August  29,  1862,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
9,  1862;  deserted,  January  23,  1863,  on  the  march  to  Falmouth,  Virginia. 

JACKSON,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  August  8,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  October  1,  1862,  at  Bakersville,  Maryland. 

JACOBS,  JOHN  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  7,  1861,  at  Westfield,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
deserted  while  detached  to  Sixth  United  States  Artillery  near  New  Market, 
Maryland,  June  29,  1863. 

JAMISON,  ISAAC  — Age,  41  years.  Enlisted,  September  14,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September  20, 
1861;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  25,  1863;  transferred  to  Company 
B,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

JARDINE,  ROBERT  —  Private,  Company  A,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  captured, 
May  3,  1863;  transferred  to  Company  E,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863; 
paroled,  no  date;  transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  discharged, 
June  16.  1865. 

JENKINS,  JOHN  A. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  July  31,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
transferred  to  Company  F,  November  1,  1862;  discharged  for  disability, 
January  28,  1863,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

JENKINS,  JOHN  A. —  Age,  25  years.  Enrolled,  August  22,  1862,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C.,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  assistant  surgeon, 
September  4,  1862;  as  surgeon,  October  19,  1864;  mustered  out  with  regiment, 
June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C.  Commissioned  assistant  surgeon, 
September  3,  1862,  with  rank  from  August  22,  1862;  surgeon,  October  25, 
1864,  with  rank  from  October  13,  1864,  vice  James  A.  Hall,  mustered  out. 

JENKINS,  WILLIAM  E. —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  K,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863 ;  to  Veteran  Reserve 
Corps,  March  16,  1864. 

JESSUP,  DANIEL  F. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  September 
4,  1861 ;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

JOHNSON,  GEORGE  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  21,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861 ;  transferred  to  First  New  York  Battery,  December  13,  1863. 

JOHNSON,  GEORGE  WASHINGTON  —  Age,  39  years.  Enrolled,  August  1,  1861, 
at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  major,  Ocotber  21,  1861;  as 
lieutenant  colonel,  January  1,  1863;  wounded  in  action,  July  12,  1864,  at  Fort 
Stevens,  D.  C. ;  died  of  his  wounds,  July  29,  1864.  Commissioned  major, 
January  20,  1862,  with  rank  from  September  18,  1861,  original;  lieutenant 
colonel,  December  24,  1862,  with  rank  from  December  10,  1862,  vice  William 
Clendenin  Alberger,  honorably  discharged. 

JOHNSON,  HARRISON  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  16,  1861,  at  Mina, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
discharged,  September  9,  1864,  from  hospital,  Rochester,  New  York. 


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JOHNSON,  HENRY  —  Age,  26  years.  Enlisted  at  Dunkirk,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  July  15,  1864;  mustered  out 
with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

JOHNSON,  JOHN  T. —  Private,  Company  F,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans- 
fered  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded  in  action, 
May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  B,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  discharged  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington, 
D.  C. 

JOHNSON,  NATHAN  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  21,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861 ; 
promoted  corporal,  July  1,  1862;  wounded  in  action,  May  4,  1863,  at 
Fredericksburg,  Virginia;  promoted  sergeant,  July  1,  1863;  captured  in  action, 
May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  paroled,  February  28,  1865,  at 
Wilmington,  North  Carolina;  mustered  out,  May  22,  1865,  at  Rochester, 
New  York. 

JOHNSON,  PERRY  — Age,  26  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861 ;  dishonorably  discharged,  no  date. 

JOHNSON,  PETER  —  Age,  42  years.  Enlisted,  August  2,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ; 
promoted  corporal,  August  22,  1861 ;  returned  to  ranks,  September  30,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  May  15,  1862,  at  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

JOHNSON,  SAMUEL  —  Age,  42  years.  Enlisted,  August  23,  1862,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August  31, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  December  26,  1861,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

JOHNSON,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  September 
20,  1861 ;  died,  December  2,  1862,  in  hospital,  at  Alexandria,  Virginia. 

JONES,  DAVID  W. —  Age,  33  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at  Charlotte- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  H,  September 
13,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  December  7,  1861,  at  Camp  Griffin, 
Virginia. 

JONES,  JACOB  H.— Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Westfield, 
to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  transferred  to  Company  A, 
September  17,  1864;  killed  in  action,  April  2,  1865,  at  Petersburg,  Virginia. 

JONES,  MARSHALL  A. —  Age,  32  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  January  7,  1863,  at  Alexandria,  Virginia. 

JONES,  THADDEUS  W. —  Age,  26  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24, 
1861 ;  discharged,  no  date. 

JONES,  THOMAS  A. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  27,  1861,  at  West- 
field,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action,  May 


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5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness;  transferred  to  Company  A,  September  17,  1864; 
mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

JONES,  WILBER  S. —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
died  of  disease,  November  19,  1862,  at  Fort  McHenry,  Maryland. 

JONES,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Lockport, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September  5, 
1861;  captured,  June  30,  1862;  paroled,  November,  1862;  re-enlisted  as  a 
veteran,  December  26,  1863;  promoted  corporal,  July  16,  1864;  transferred 
to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  captured,  November  9,  1864;  paroled, 
March  22,  1865;  mustered  out,  August  5,  1865,  at  Elmira,  New  York. 

JORDAN,  SAMUEL  S.— Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  8,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  F,  August  22,  1861  ; 
died  of  chronic  diarrhea,  June  18,  1862,  at  Yorktown,  Virginia. 

JOY,  JOHN  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  21,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to  serve 
three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861 ;  deserted, 
August  22,  1861,  from  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York. 

JUSTICE,  JOHN  H. —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863 ;  to  Company  C, 
Eleventh  Regiment,  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  April  8,  1864,  from  which 
mustered  out,  July  9,  1865,  at  Providence,  Rhode  Island. 

KAISER,  WILLIAM  J.—  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  13,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
promoted  corporal,  August  28,  1861;  sergeant,  November  26,  1862;  re-enlisted 
as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  mustered  in  as  second  lieutenant,  April  22, 
1864;  transferred  to  Company  C,  no  date;  to  Company  D,  on  consolidation, 
September  17,  1864;  mustered  in  as  first  lieutenant,  to  date  July  12,  1864; 
wounded,  September  19,  1864;  mustered  in  as  captain,  Company  A,  March  12, 
1865 ;  absent  with  leave,  at  muster  out  of  company,  June  27,  1865,  no  further 
record.  Commissioned  second  lieutenant,  November  13,  1863,  with  rank  from 
August  10,  1863,  vice  James  A.  Waldron,  discharged;  first  lieutenant,  Sep 
tember  16,  1864,  with  rank  from  May  18,  1864,  vice  Walter  D.  Wilder, 
promoted;  captain,  March  30,  1865,  with  rank  from  March  12,  1865,  vice 
William  S.  Hudson,  discharged. 

KARR,  ADAM  — Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  2,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
deserted,  September  19,  1861,  from  Park  Barracks,  New  York  City. 

KAUFMAN,  MARTIN  —  Age,  17  years.  Enlisted,  September  6,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  musician,  Company  D,  September 
13,  1861 ;  returned  to  company  as  private,  no  date ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran, 
Decemuer  25,  1863 ;  appointed  musician,  no  date ;  transferred  to  Company  B, 
September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washing 
ton,  D.  C. 

KEELE,  ANDREW  H.— Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  September  13,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  wagoner,  Company  F,  Septem 
ber  16,  1861 ;  wounded  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court 
House,  Virginia;  discharged,  October  25,  1864;  subsequent  service  in  Com 
pany  K,  Twenty-sixth  New  York  Cavalry. 


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KEELEY,  JAMES  — Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  July  31,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
deserted,  June  17,  1863,  from  Dumfries,  Virginia. 

KEERS,  MATTHEW  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  A,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  captured  in  action, 
May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  died  of  scorbutus, 
August  31,  1864,  while  a  prisoner  of  war,  at  Andersonville,  Georgia. 

KELLETT,  BENJAMIN  T. —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  December  24,  1862 ;  promoted 
corporal,  July  1,  1863;  captured  in  action;  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania 
Court  House,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864; 
paroled,  no  date ;  mustered  out,  June  12,  1865,  at  New  York  City. 

KELLEY,  GEORGE  —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  November  10,  1861 ;  discharged  for 
disability,  December  11,  1862. 

KELLY,  JOHN  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Utica,  to  serve  three  years,  and 
mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  Septembzer  19,  1864;  no  further  record. 

KELLY,  THOMAS  J.— Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  13,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861  ; 
wounded  in  action,  May  4,  1863,  at  Marye's  Heights,  Virginia;  absent,  in 
hospital  at  Buffalo,  New  York,  at  muster  out  of  company. 

KENDALL,  CHARLES  A. —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at 
Lockport,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August 
31,  1861;  promoted  corporal,  March  30,  1862;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran, 
December  26,  1863;  promoted  sergeant,  March  1,  1864;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 

KENEALLY,  JOHN  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  transferred 
to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action,  June  5, 
1864,  at  Cold  Harbor,  Virginia;  died  of  his  wounds,  June  6,  1864,  at  Field 
Hospital,  Eighteenth  Army  Corps. 

KENELEY,  MICHAEL  —  Age,  44  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  February  14,  1863,  at  Convalescent  Camp,  Fairfax, 
Virginia. 

KENNEDY,  LESTER  E. —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  September  1,  1862,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  September  3, 
1862;  deserted,  August  8,  1864,  from  Harper's  Ferry,  Virginia. 

KENNEDY,  PATRICK  —  Age,  32  years.  Enlisted,  August  22, 1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
died  of  disease,  no  date,  at  Alexandria,  Virginia. 

KENNEY,  JAMES  —  Age,  -  -  years.  Enlisted,  September  4,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September  5, 
1861 ;  no  further  record. 

KERIGAN,  THOMAS  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  25,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  September 
20,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action,  May 


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10,  1864;  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  E,  September 

17,  1864;   captured,  January  9,    1865;   paroled,   no   date;   mustered  out  with 
company,  June  27,   1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

KESSLER,  HERMANN  —  Age,  36  years.  Enlisted,  January  16,  1864,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B.  January  18, 

1864,  wounded  in  action,  May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  mus 
tered  out  for  disability,  June  12,  1865,  at  Ricord  Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C. 

KESSLER,  JACOB  —  Age,  26  years.  Enlisted,  August  13,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ; 
appointed  musician,  no  date;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863; 
returned  to  company,  as  a  private,  no  date ;  mustered  out  with  company, 
June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

KESTER,  WILLIAM  C. —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  B,  September  24,  1861 ;  returned 
to  ranks,  May  27,  1863,  at  Port  Columbus  Hospital,  New  York  Harbor. 

KIBLER,  PETER  — Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  15,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
wounded,  September  17,  1862,  at  Antietam,  Maryland;  died  of  his  wounds, 
October  8,  1862,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

KIGAR,  RICHARD  — Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  September  14,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  September 
16,  1861 ;  wounded  at  Chickahominy,  Virginia,  no  date ;  discharged  for  his 
wounds,  August  14,  1862. 

KIMBALL,  HENRY — Private,  Company  B,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  captured,  April  2,  1864; 
paroled,  no  date;  transferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  captured 
in  action,  April  2,  1865,  near  Petersburg,  Virginia;  paroled,  April  9,  1865,  at 
Appomattox  Court  House,  Virginia;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16, 

1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

KIMBALL,  OSCAR  S.— Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 

18,  1861 ;   re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December   14,   1863 ;   wounded  in  action, 
May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia ;  died  of  his  wounds,  May  12,  1864, 
at  Fredericksburg,  Virginia. 

KING,  EDWARD  — Age,  33  years.  Enlisted,  September  16,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  B,  November  26, 
1861;  returned  to  ranks  in  January,  1862;  discharged  for  disability,  March 
17,  1863;  at  Episcopal  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

KING,  FRANK  — Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  December  15,  1862;  deserted, 
April  1,  1863,  from  camp  near  White  Oak  Church,  Virginia. 

KING,  FREDERICK  W.—  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  23,  1862,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  25,  1862; 
died  of  remittent  fever,  October  28,  1862,  at  Hagerstown,  Maryland. 

KING,  GEORGE  H.— Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  25,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  September 
20,  1861;  wounded  in  action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia; 
mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 


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KINGSLEY,  HENRY  H. —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted  at  Newstead,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  July  13,  1864;  wounded 
in  action,  August  21,  1864,  at  Flowing  Springs,  Virginia;  transferred  to 
Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865, 
at  Washington,  D.  C. 

KINNENSON,  HENRY  L. —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry ; 
transferred  to  Company  K,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  D, 
September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

KINNER,  JAMES  — Age,  42  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1861,  at  Westneld, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
died,  September  21,  1862,  at  Fortress  Monroe,  Virginia. 

KIRCHENMEYER,  FRANZ  —  Age,  36  years.  Enlisted,  February  12,  1862,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  February 
13,  1862 ;  discharged  for  disability,  May  2,  1862,  at  camp  near  Yorktown, 
Virginia. 

KIRSHAW,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  29  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  November  23, 1862,  at  hospital,  Alexandria, 
Virginia. 

KITCHEN,  WESLEY  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  January  29,  1864;  no  further 
record. 

KLANK,  PETER  —  Age,  41  years.  Enlisted,  September  10,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September  13,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  October  24,  1862,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

KLEIN,  JOSEPH  —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  January  21,  1864;  killed  in  action, 
May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia. 

KLEIN,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  August  23,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861 ;  died  of  diarrhoea,  December  16,  1862,  at  Seminary  Hospital,  George 
town,  D.  C. 

KLINE,  JOHN  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  Jamestown, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September  18, 
1861;  mustered  out,  September  20,  1864,  at  New  York  City. 

KNECKTELL,  JACOB  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  10,  1861,  at  New 
York  City,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  20,  1861 ;  killed  in  action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia. 

KNIPPEL,  GEORGE  —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ; 
promoted  corporal,  August  6,  1862;  sergeant,  January  1,  1863;  mustered 
out  with  company,  October  18,  1864,  at  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York. 

KNOP,  CARL  —  Age,  31  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  January  7,  1864;  wounded  and 
captured  in  action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  died  of 
diarrhoea,  September  15,  1864;  buried  at  Andersonville,  Georgia.  Grave 
No.  8868. 


230  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

KNOWLEN,  JOHN  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  4,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September  5, 
1861 ;  deserted,  September  19,  1861,  from  Park  Barracks,  New  York  City. 

KNOWLTON,  HIRAM — Age,  26  years.  Enlisted,  August,  1861,  at  Clymer, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  February  10,  1862. 

KOCHANE,  JEREMIAH  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  January  24,  1865;  mustered 
out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

KOEHLER,  EMIL  — Age,  33  years.  Enlisted,  August  14,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  first  sergeant,  Company  B,  August  22, 
1861 ;  promoted  second  lieutenant,  March  30,  1862 ;  discharged  for  disability, 
July  11,  1862.  Commissioned  second  lieutenant,  April  5,  1862,  with  rank 
from  March  30,  1862,  vice  William  Wuerz  resigned ;  subsequent  service  as 
first  lieutenant,  Company  H,  One  Hundred  and  Eighty-seventh  Infantry. 

KONING,  BERNHARD  —  Age,  36  years.  Enlisted,  September  5,  1862,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September 
15,  1862;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  September  27,  1863. 

KORN,  EMIL.— Age,  27  years.  Enlisted,  August  7,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to  serve 
three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ;  pro 
moted  corporal,  same  date ;  sergeant,  September  25,  1861 ;  returned  to 
ranks,  October  7,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  March  5,  1863,  at  Fort 
ress  Monroe,  Virginia. 

KRAEMER,  GEORGE. —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  5,  1862;  deserted 
in  June,  1863,  from  hospital  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

KRAIG,  JOSEPH. —  Age,  31  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo  for  three  years;  mus 
tered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  January  30,  1865 ;  promoted  corporal,  no 
date;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

KRIS,  JAMES  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  March  8,  1862;  killed  in  action, 
June  27,  1862,  at  Camp  Lincoln,  Virginia. 

KRUPP,  HENRY  — Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  14,  1861,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September 
24,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  December  9,  1862,  at  White  Oak  Church, 
Virginia. 

KRUSSA,  JOHN  — Age,  32  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  17,  1862;  transferred  to 
Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16, 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

KUN,  HERMAN  — Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  September  1,  1862,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  January  25, 
1863;  deserted,  April  13,  1863,  from  camp  near  White  Oak  Church,  Virginia. 

KURTZWART,  GEORGE  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  6,  1862,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  September 
11,  1862;  transferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out 
with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 


New  York  Volunteers  231 

LAFFERTY,  JOHN  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  March  8,  1862 ;  discharged 
for  disability,  May  19,  1862. 

LAIRD,  PLINY  P. —  Private,  Company  B,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  K,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded  in  action, 
May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  August  21,  1864,  at  Flowing 
Springs,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  dis 
charged,  June  16,  1865. 

LAMB,  DAVID  G. —  Private,  Company  F,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  captured, 
May  3,  1863;  transferred  to  Company  E,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863; 
paroled,  no  date;  transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  dis 
charged,  June  16,  1865. 

LAMB,  RUSSEL  —  Age,  45  years.  Enlisted,  August  17,  1861,  at  Panama,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861  ; 
discharged  for  disability,  September  1,  1863,  at  Providence,  Rhode  Island. 

LAMB,  STEPHEN  P.— Age,  32  years.  Enlisted,  August  17,  1861,  at  Pan 
ama,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861 ;  deserted,  June  6,  1862,  from  Camp  Lincoln,  Virginia. 

LAMBERT,  JUNIOR,  DAVID  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  1,  1861,  at 
Fredonia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August 
24,  1861;  as  first  lieutenant,  March  1,  1863;  killed  in  action,  July  12,  1864, 
at  Fort  Stevens,  Washington,  D.  C.  Commissioned  first  lieutenant,  Feb 
ruary  27,  1863,  with  rank  from  November  20,  1862,  vice  Franklin  J.  Foster, 
resigned. 

LAMPER,  CHARLES  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  no  date. 

LANDS,  JOHN  A. —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  10,  1861,  at  Portches- 
ter,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  September 
20,  1861 ;  discharged,  no  date. 

LANE,  NATHAN  W.— Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at  For- 
estville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861 ;  discharged,  August  16,  1862,  to  enlist  in  United  States  Army. 

LANE,  WILLIAM  H.— Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  10,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  20,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  transferred 
to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27, 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

LANG,  GEORGE  — Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1861,  at  Portchester, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  September  20, 
1861;  deserted,  December  11,  1861,  from  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

LANG,  THOMAS  —  Age,  26  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B.  August  28,  1861 ; 
dishonorably  discharged,  June  9,  1863. 

LANGDON,  AREA  B.— Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Poland, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
promoted  corporal,  April  29,  1862;  discharged  for  disability,  September  15, 
1862,  at  hospital,  Washington,  D.  C. 


232  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

LANGENBACH,  DAVID  —  Age,  40  years.  Enlisted,  August  16,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22, 
1861;  absent  in  hospital,  October  31,  1862. 

LANGMYER,  FRANK  — Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  29,  1862  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  30,  1862 ; 
transferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detach 
ment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

LARABEE,  CYRUS  R. —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  September  6,  1861,  at  West- 
field,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  September 
9,  1861 ;  died  at  hospital,  Baltimore,  Maryland,  no  date. 

LAKABEE.  ITHIEL  S  —  Age,  29  years.  Enlisted,  September  6,  1861,  at  West- 
field,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  G,  September 
9,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  January  17,  1863,  at  Stanton  Hospital, 
Washington,  D.  C. 

LARNED,  HENRY  S. —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  November  30,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  December 
2,  1861 ;  discharged,  August  15,  1863 ;  subsequent  service  as  second  lieu 
tenant,  Company  B,  Sixteenth  Cavalry. 

LARWOOD,  LORENZO — Private,  Company  H.  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  discharged,  March  11. 
1864. 

LARWOOD,  ROBERT  —  Private,  Company  H,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  died,  December  25, 
1863,  in  regimental  hospital,  Brandy  Station,  Virginia. 

LARWOOD,  SAMUEL  —  Private,  Company  H,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  A,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded  in  action, 
July  6,  1863,  at  Fairfield,  Pennsylvania;  discharged,  March  11,  1864. 

LAWCOCK,  PARNELL  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  September  17,  1861,  at 
Lockport,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  Sep 
tember  24,  1861;  captured,  June  30,  1862;  paroled,  November ,  1862; 

promoted  corporal  March  3,  1863;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26, 
1863;  transferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with 
company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

LAWRENCE,  THOMAS  —  Age,  39  years  Enlisted,  September  7,  1861,  at 
Medina,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  musician,  Company  H,  Sep 
tember  13,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863 ;  transferred 
to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27, 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

LAYER,  ADAM  —  Age,  30  years.  Enlisted,  September  14,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September  15, 
1861 ;  promoted  corporal  and  returned  to  ranks,  no  date ;  mustered  out, 
October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

LAYTON,  CHARLES  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  13,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  March  25,  1864;  killed  in  action,  July  12,  1864,  at 
Fort  Stevens,  Washington,  D.  C. 

LEE,  JAMES  —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted  at  Brooklyn,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  January  13,  1865;  no  further 
record. 


New  York  Volunteers  233 

LEE,  ROBERT  W.—  Age,  38  years.  Enlisted,  September  11,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  D,  September  16, 
1861;  died  of  disease,  February  10,  1863. 

LEE,  THOMAS  — Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861  ; 
discharged  for  disability,  February  23,  1863,  at  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

LELAND,  DAYTON  R  —  Age,  39  years.  Enlisted,  August  21,  1862,  at  Cly- 
mer,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  September 
10,  1862;  wounded  and  captured  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania 
Court  House,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  A,  September  17,  1864;  dis 
charged,  June  16,  1865. 

LEET,  TIMOTHY  A. —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  wagoner,  Company  K,  Septem 
ber  18,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  August  26,  1862,  from  hospital. 

LEHMAN,  Louis  — Age,  33  years.  Enlisted,  August  29,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  30,  1861  ; 
died  of  typhoid  fever,  August  27,  1862,  at  Chesapeake  Hospital,  Fortress 
Monroe,  Virginia. 

LEIB,  JACOB  —  Private,  Company  F,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  transferred  to 
Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded,  May  12,  1864,  at 
Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  D,  September 
17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

LENOX,  CHARLES  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  November  26,  1862,  at  Fort  Wood,  New  York 
Harbor. 

LENOX,  SOLOMON  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
died  of  sunstroke,  June  26,  1862,  at  Camp  Lincoln,  Virginia. 

LENTZ,  SIMON  WASHINGTON  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  13,  1861, 
at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  F, 
August  22,  1861 ;  sick  and  left  upon  the  road  during  march,  September  10, 
1862;  no  further  record. 

LEROY,  CHARLES  — Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  captured  in  action,  May  12, 
1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia ;  paroled,  no  date ;  mustered  out, 
May  31,  1865,  at  Elmira,  New  York. 

LESLIE,  LEWIS  J. —  Age,  40  years.  Enlisted  at  Galen,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  July  19,  1864;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  D,  September  17,  1864;  absent,  sick,  at  muster  out  of  company. 

LEVAN,  WILLIAM  H  —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  August  24,  1861,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  H,  August 
31,  1861;  returned  to  ranks,  April  24,  1862;  promoted  corporal,  March  3, 
1863;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863;  returned  to  ranks,  no 
date;  deserted,  February  5,  1864,  from  Lockport,  New  York. 


234  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

LEVECK,  CASPER  —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  B,  August  28,  1861 ;  died  of 
chronic  diarrhoea,  January  15,  1863,  at  Antietam  Hospital,  Maryland. 

LEVECK,  JACOB  — Age,  22  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  B,  August  28,  1861 ;  promoted  ser 
geant,  November  1,  1862;  mustered  out  with  company,  October  18,  1864,  at 
Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York. 

LEVECK,  JOHN  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years; 
mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  28,  1861;  mustered  out  with 
company,  October  18,  1864,  at  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York. 

LEVI,  FELIX  — Age,  36  years.  Enlisted,  September  10,  1862,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September  11,  1862; 
mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

LEWIS,  ANDREW  D.— Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  10,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  22,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  March  7,  1862,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia;  subse 
quent  service  in  Company  H,  One  Hundred  and  Fortieth  New  York  Vol 
unteers. 

LEWIS,  CHARLES  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted  at  Lockport,  to  serve  one 
year;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  October  10,  1864;  captured  in 
action,  January  9,  1865,  at  Petersburg,  Virginia;  paroled,  no  date;  mus 
tered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

LEWIS,  ELIAS  D.— Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  July  12,  1864,  at  Warsaw,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  July  20,  1864 ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company, 
June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

LEWIS,  ELISHA  H.— Private,  Company  B,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  B,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

LEWIS,  MILTON  — Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September, 
1861 ;  killed  in  action,  April  5,  1862,  near  Yorktown,  Virginia.  First  man 
from  Chautauqua  County  killed  in  Civil  War. 

LEWIS,  WILLIAM  H.— Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  A,  August 
26,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  wounded,  May  5, 
1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  promoted  sergeant,  September  1,  1864; 
mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

LICH,  PHILIP  — Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  September  24,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September  26, 
1861;  died,  August  10,  1862,  in  Broad  Street  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  Penn 
sylvania. 

LIEBETRUT,  FREDERICK  A. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve 
three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September  15,  1862;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment, 
June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 


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LIGHTHALT,  MICHAEL  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry; 
transferred  to  Company  K,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  D, 
September  17,  1864;  killed  in  action,  October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek, 
Virginia. 

LIMBARK,  JACOB  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861 ; 
promoted  corporal,  no  date;  died  of  chronic  diarrhoea,  January  14,  1863, 
at  Frederick,  Maryland. 

LINBERG,  JOHN  — Age,  40  years.  Enlisted,  August  14,  1861,  at  Westfield, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  November  15,  1862,  at  Alexandria,  Virginia. 

LINCOLN,  JARVIE  C—  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  3,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September  2, 
1861;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  25,  1863;  captured  in  action,  May 
4,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  B,  September 
17,  1864;  paroled,  no  date;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 

LINDGUIST.  JOHN  F. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  November  16,  1862,  at  Fort  McHenry,  Bal 
timore,  Maryland;  subsequent  service  as  corporal,  Company  C,  Thirteenth 
New  York  Artillery. 

LINKLETTER,  WILLIAM  —  Private,  Eighteenth  Infantry ;  transferred  to 
Company  D,  this  regiment,  February  11,  1864;  deserted,  May  4,  1864. 

LINNENBITZ,  CHARLES  —  Age,  26  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  and  mus 
tered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September  24,  1861 ;  supposed  to  be  dead  at 
muster  out  of  company. 

LITTLE,  GEORGE  — Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861 ;  died  of  typhoid  fever,  January  5,  1862,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

LOCKHART,  JOHN  —  Age,  date,  place  of  enlistment,  and  muster  in  as  pri 
vate,  Company  D,  not  stated;  deserted,  June  17,  1865,  from  Bailey's  Cross 
Roads,  Virginia. 

LODES,  WILLIAM  — Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  27,  1861,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September 
30,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  no  date,  at  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

LONG,  JOHN  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  9,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September  10,  1861 ; 
deserted,  1863,  from  Harewood  General  Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C. 

LONG,  JOSEPH  W. —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  August  6,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
promoted  corporal,  August  28,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  October  9, 
1862. 

LONGEE,  NORTON  B. —  Age,  27  years.  Mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E, 
August  31,  1861;  discharged  for  disability,  December  8,  1862,  at  Acquia 
Creek,  Virginia. 


236  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

LONSON,  FRANCIS  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Bennington,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  July  22,  1864;  transferred 
to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  deserted,  September  22,  1864,  from 
battlefield,  at  Winchester,  Virginia. 

LOTZ,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  39  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  March  5,  1862;  deserted,  Septem 
ber  18,  1862,  near  Sharpsburg,  Maryland. 

LOUDEN,  AMOS  M. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  10,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Septem 
ber  4,  1861;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

LOUDEN,  GEORGE  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  25,  1861,  at  Portches- 
ter,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  September 
20,  1861;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  April  13,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  June 
6,  1864,  at  Cold  Harbor,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  E,  September  17, 
1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

LOUDEN,  JAMES  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  September  11,  1862,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  December 
11,  1862;  transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  deserted,  Febru 
ary  13,  1865. 

LOUER,  GEORGE  F. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
died  of  fever,  February  18,  1862,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

Loux,  JOHN  — Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1862,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  September  3,  1862; 
transferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detach 
ment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

LOVELETT,  GEORGE  —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  August  25,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Septem 
ber  20,  1861 ;  discharged,  February  12,  1862,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

LOVELETT,  HENRY  — Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  25,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Septem 
ber  20,  1861 ;  died,  December  24,  1861,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

LOWER,  CHARLES  — Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  22,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  October  21,  1861,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

LUCE,  JOSEPH  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  8,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861; 
wounded  in  action,  July  3,  1863,  at  Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania;  transferred 

to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  April ,  1864;  deserted,  June  15,  1865,  at 

Washington,  D.  C.,  as  of  Forty-second  Company,  Second  Battalion,  Veteran 
Reserve  Corps. 

LUNNEY,  THOMAS  W. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at 
Portchester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C, 
September  4,  1861 ;  discharged,  January ,  1863,  at  Harrisburg,  Virginia. 

LUSK,  HENRY  N.— Age,  33  years.  Enlisted,  August  21,  1861,  at  Ellery,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  June  26,  1862,  at  Hampton,  Virginia. 


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LYNCH,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  September  10,  1862,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September 
13,  1862;  deserted,  July  2,  1863,  from  Manchester,  Maryland. 

LYON,  JAMES  S. —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  transferred 
to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  killed,  May  5,  1864,  at  the 
Wilderness,  Virginia. 

MACARTHY,  THOMAS  —  Private,  Company  H,  Thirty-third  Infantry; 
transferred  to  Company  E,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  captured  in 
action,  May  3,  1863,  at  Marye's  Heights,  Virginia;  paroled,  no  date;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

MACK,  DENNY  G.— Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  8,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861 ;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  January  15,  1864. 

MADDEN,  ROBERT  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Warsaw,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  July  15,  1864;  transferred  to 
Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27, 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

MAHAR,  THOMAS  — Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  September  10,  1861,  at 
Medina,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  Sep 
tember  13,  1861;  promoted  corporal,  March  30,  1862;  deserted,  May  17, 
1863,  from  Camp  White  Oak  Church,  Virginia. 

MAHONEY,  JOHN  —  Age,  40  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  April  2,  1862;  missing  in 
action,  May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  no  further  record. 

MAHONEY,  THOMAS  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  May  25,  1864;  no  further 
record. 

MALADY,  MATTHEW  —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24, 
1861;  died  of  disease,  October  21,  1862,  at  Fairfax  Seminary  Hospital, 
Virginia. 

MALLORY,  ZALMON  E. —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  drummer,  Company  A,  August 

24,  1861  ;    died,   February  25,   1863,  while  on   sick  leave,  at   Stockton,   New 
York. 

MALLOY,  PATRICK  —  Age,  36  years.  Enlisted  September  4,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September 
6,  1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  no  date ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December 

25,  1863;    returned  to  ranks,  no  date;    wounded  in  action,  July  12,  1864,  at 
Fort   Stevens,   Washington,   D.   C. ;    transferred  to   Company  B,    September 
17,  1864;    to  Company  H,  Nineteenth  Regiment,  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  no 
date ;    mustered  out,  July  13,  1865,  at  Elmira,  New  York. 

MARK,  GEORGE  —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted,  August  25,  1862,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  28,  1862; 
deserted,  July  12,  1863,  from  near  Funkstown,  Maryland. 


238  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

MARK,  JOSEPH  —  Age,  31  years.  Enlisted,  August  14,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861 ; 
mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

MARKHAM,  LEWIS  H. —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  August  5,  1861,  at  Cly- 
mer,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861 ;  returned  to  ranks,  no  date ;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps, 
no  date. 

MARKS,  AUGUSTUS  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  13,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  F,  August  22, 
1861;  deserted,  May  12,  1862,  from  Williamsburg,  Virginia. 

MARSH,  ALONZO  J. —  Age,  36  years.  Enrolled,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  captain,  Company  K,  Septem 
ber  18,  1861 ;  discharged,  February  4,  1863 ;  commissioned  captain,  January 
20,  1862,  with  rank  from  September  18,  1861,  original. 

MARSH,  HENRY  N. —  Age,  45  years.  Enrolled,  July  29,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  captain,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  November  6,  1861 ;  commissioned  captain,  Janu 
ary  20,  1862,  with  rank  from  September  6,  1861,  original. 

MARSH,  VIRGIL  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861 ; 
discharged,  December  28,  1862,  at  Fairfax  Seminary,  Virginia;  subsequent 
service  in  Company  G,  Eighth  Artillery. 

MARSTON,  ISAAC  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  September  24,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September 
25,  1861;  deserted,  October  22,  1861,  from  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

MASCHKE,  CHARLES  —  Age,  39  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September  24,  1861 ;  died 
of  chronic  dysentery,  October  16,  1862,  at  Hammond  General  Hospital, 
Point  Lookout,  Maryland. 

MATHER,  AMOS  —  Age,  44  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  November  14,  1861 ;  died  of  typhoid 
fever,  April  10,  1862,  at  Newport  News  Hospital,  Virginia. 

MATHEWS,  MELVIN  L. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  December  21,  1863,  at 
Gerry,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  December 
22,  1863;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  April  17,  1864. 

MATHEWS,  ANDREW  J. —  Age,  30  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at 
Jamestown,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  Sep 
tember  18,  1861 ;  promoted  corporal  in  November,  1862 ;  sergeant,  January 
1,  1863 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  March  25,  1864 ;  wounded,  May  12,  1864,  at 
Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  D,  Septem 
ber  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington, 
D.  C. 

MATHIAS,  JEREMIAH  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at 
Portchester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  C, 
September  4,  1861;  returned  to  ranks  in  February,  1862;  mustered  out  with 
company,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 


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MAXWELL,  JAMES  H. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28, 
1861;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  captured,  April  2,  1865, 
near  Petersburg,  Virginia ;  paroled,  April  9,  1865,  at  Appomattox  Court  House, 
Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with 
company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

MAY,  CALVIN  L. —  Age,  42  years.  Enlisted,  August  29,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  31,  1861 ; 
missing  in  action,  June  27,  1862,  at  retreat  to  Harrison's  Landing,  Vir 
ginia  ;  no  further  record. 

MAY,  GUSTAVUS  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  6,  1861,  at  Clymer,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  transferred  to  Company  A, 
September  17,  1864;  captured,  September  22,  1864;  paroled,  March  25, 
1865 ;  promoted  corporal,  April  2,  1865 ;  returned  to  ranks,  June  3,  1865 ; 
mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

MAZIENIER,  Louis  —  Age,  34  years.  Enlisted,  August  2,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ; 
mustered  out  with  company,  October  18,  1864,  at  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New 
York. 

MCANDREW,  JOHN  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  15,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  December  8,  1862,  at  Acquia  Creek,  Virginia. 

McBRiDE,  ALEXANDER  —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted  at  Tarrytown,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  February  1,  1864;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company, 
June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

MCCARTHY,  FLORENCE  —  Age,  date,  place  of  enlistment  and  muster  in  as 
private,  Company  A,  not  stated ;  discharged,  to  date  June  27  1865. 

MCCARTHY,  JOHN  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  7,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861 ; 
deserted,  August  22,  1861,  from  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York. 

MCCARTHY,  DAVID  —  Age,  29  years.  Enlisted  at  Brooklyn,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  December  27,  1864;  no  fur 
ther  record. 

MCCONNELL,  ARTHUR  —  Age,  41  years.  Enlisted  at  Tarrytown,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  December  30,  1863 ; 
transferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  absent,  sick,  at  muster  out 
of  company,  June  27,  1865. 

MCCONNELL,  JOHN  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  20,  1861 ;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

McCREA,  JOHN  —  Age,  41  years.  Enlisted,  August  16,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  F,  August  22,  1861 ; 
returned  to  ranks,  no  date ;  discharged  for  disability,  February  14,  1863,  at 
Convalescent  Camp,  Alexandria,  Virginia;  subsequent  service  as  wagoner, 
Company  H,  Fourteenth  Cavalry. 

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240  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

McCuEN,  JOHN  —  Age,  34  years.  Enlisted  and  mustered  in  as  private, 
Company  G,  July  12,  1864;  transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864; 
deserted,  December  12,  1864,  from  City  Point,  Virginia. 

McCuEN,  JOSEPH  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  23,  1861,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August  31, 
1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863 ;  promoted  corporal,  April 
28,  1864;  deserted,  July  16,  1864,  from  Leesburg,  Virginia. 

McDERMiD,  NEIL  — Age,  43  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  October  24,  1862,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

MCDONALD,  JOHN  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  10,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Septem 
ber  20,  1861;  promoted  corporal,  May  1,  1862;  mustered  out,  October  18, 
1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

MCDONALD,  Louis  —  Age,  38  years.  Enlisted,  August  18,  1862,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  1,  December  18, 
1862;  transferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with 
company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

MCDONALD,  WILLIAM  E.—  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  9,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  F,  August  22, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  March  30,  1863,  at  Convalescent  Camp, 
Alexandria,  Virginia. 

MCFARLANE,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  8,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  F,  August  22, 
1861 ;  deserted,  May  12,  1862,  from  Williamsburg,  Virginia ;  returned,  no 
date,  and  dishonorably  discharged,  July  26,  1865. 

McGARRY,  JOHN  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  November  11,  1864;  no  fur 
ther  record. 

McGiNN,  PATRICK  —  Private,  Company  E,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863 ;  captured  in  action, 
May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  A,  September  17,  1864;  paroled,  May  17,  1865;  discharged,  with  detach 
ment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

McGoREY,  JAMES  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans- 
fered  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  killed,  May  12,  1864, 
at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia. 

McGuiRE,  GEORGE  —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted  at  Utica,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  1,  1864;  mustered  out 
with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

McGuRK,  FELIX  — Age,  45  years.  Enlisted,  August  21,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  28,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  25,  1863;  transferred  to  Company  B, 
September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

MclNTiRE,  JAMES  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  14,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action, 
May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia. 


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MclNTYRE,  JOSEPH  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Jamestown,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  August  26,  1862;  dis 
charged  for  disability,  March  8,  1863,  at  camp  near  White  Oak  Church, 
Virginia. 

McKAY,  LEWIS  — Age,  29  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  April  5,  1862 ;  re-enlisted  as  a 
veteran,  April  12,  1864;  deserted,  July  15,  1864,  from  Washington,  D.  C. 

MCKELVEY,  SAMUEL  — Age,  30  years.  Enlisted,  August  13,  1861,  at  For- 
estville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August 
28,  1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  August  28,  1861 ;  sergeant,  November  26, 
1862;  returned  to  ranks,  August  15,  1863;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  Decem 
ber  16,  1863;  transferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  absent,  sick, 
since  April  23,  1865 ;  no  further  record. 

MCKELVY,  ALEXANDER  H. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at 
Jamestown,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  Sep 
tember  18,  1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  January  1,  1863 ;  sergeant,  February 
4,  1863;  wounded  and  captured  in  action,  September  17,  1863,  near  Cul- 
pepper,  Virginia ;  paroled,  no  date ;  mustered  out,  September  24,  1864,  at 
New  York  City. 

MCKELVY,  JAMES  —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  K,  Septem 
ber  18,  1861;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  14,  1863;  transferred  to 
Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  promoted  sergeant,  no  date;  discharged 
for  disability,  May  14,  1865. 

McLAiN,  JOHN  — Age,  31  years.  Enlisted,  August  29,  1861,  at  Westfield, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
transferred  to  Company  I,  September  1,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability, 
December  30,  1862. 

MCLAUGHLAN,  ANDREW  —  Private,  Company  C,  Thirty-third  Infantry; 
captured  in  action,  no  date ;  paroled  in  September,  1863 ;  transferred  to 
Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  transferred  to  Company  B, 
September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

MCMAHON,  TIMOTHY  —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted,  September  10,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  Sep 
tember  11,  1861;  deserted,  no  date,  from  hospital,  Yorktown,  Virginia. 

MCMULKIN,  JOHN  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  December  10,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  December 
11,  1861;  deserted,  November  2,  1862,  from  Petersville,  Maryland. 

MCNAMARA,  THOMAS  —  Age,  32  years.  Enlisted,  August  25,  1862,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  27, 
1862;  transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  discharged  for  dis 
ability,  May  26,  1865. 

MCNEIL,  JOHN  —  Age,  30  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  July  14,  1864;  no  further  record. 

MCNERNEY,  THOMAS  —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A.  August  24, 


242  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

1861;    re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;    wounded,  no  date;    dis 
charged   for  disability,   September   10,    1864. 

McNiVEN,  JAMES  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  4,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  deserted, 
February  5,  1864,  on  expiration  of  furlough. 

McQuE,  EDWARD  —  Age,  36  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  November  11,  1861;  died  of 
disease,  November  30,  1862,  at  New  York  City  Hospital. 

MCVEANE,  JOHN  P.— Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  1,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  D,  September 
7,  1861 ;  returned  to  ranks,  November  18,  1862 ;  promoted  corporal,  Janu 
ary  2,  1863;  sergeant,  May  4,  1863;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  25, 
1863;  promoted  second  lieutenant,  no  date;  killed  in  action,  May  10,  1864,  at 
the  Wilderness,  Virginia.  Commissioned  second  lieutenant,  October  6,  1863, 
with  rank  from  June  16,  1863,  vice  William  T.  Bliss,  dismissed. 

MEEKINGS,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  August  10,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  22, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  March  26,  1863,  at  Convalescent  Camp, 
Alexandria,  Virginia. 

MEHRVADT,  CHARLES  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August  31, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  March  10,  1862,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia ; 
subsequent  service  in  Company  B,  Eighth  New  York  Artillery. 

MEISSNER,  ERNST  —  Age,  17  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  musician,  Company  B,  August  28,  1861 ;  discharged, 
no  date. 

MERCHANT,  MILTON  J. —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  September  5,  1861,  at 
Forestville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  Sep 
tember  6,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  September  25,  1862. 

MERRICK,  GEORGE  — Age,  38  years.  Enlisted,  August  25,  1862,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  August  27,  1862; 
no  further  record. 

MERRILL,  ROBERT  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861 ; 
promoted  corporal,  no  date;  killed  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsyl- 
vania  Court  House,  Virginia. 

MERRITT,  LAFAYETTE  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at 
Portchester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  4,  1861;  wounded,  May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  mus 
tered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

MERTZ,  JOHN  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  September  17,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September  18,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  January  10,  1862,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

MESSENGER,  DANIEL  —  Age,  29  years.  Enlisted,  August  10,  1861,  at  West- 
field,  to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861 ;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  no  date. 


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METZ,  GEORGE  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  September  9,  1861,  at  Medina, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September  13, 
1861 ;  promoted  sergeant,  no  date ;  died,  October  20,  1862,  at  Harewood 
Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C. 

MEYER,  AUGUSTUS  B. —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  September  20,  1861,  at 
New  York  City,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company 
B,  November  26,  1861;  promoted  first  sergeant,  June  11,  1862;  re-enlisted 
as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  mustered  in  as  second  lieutenant,  Com 
pany  C,  December  24,  1864;  as  first  lieutenant,  Company  E,  May  23,  1865; 
mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C.  Commis 
sioned  second  lieutenant,  November  30,  1864,  with  rank  from  November  18, 
1864,  vice  French  W.  Fisher,  promoted;  first  lieutenant,  May  11,  1865, 
with  rank  from  March  30,  1865,  vice  Lewis  Cass  Richards,  appointed 
quartermaster. 

MILES,  FRANKLIN  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  D,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

MILES,  THOMAS  J. —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  September  6,  1861,  at  Cly- 
mer,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  September 
7,  1861;  killed,  September  17,  1862,  at  Antietam,  Maryland. 

MILLER,  ALBERT  C. —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at  Har 
mony,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  January  1,  1862 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  Decem 
ber  16,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia ; 
transferred  to  Company  A,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

MILLER,  CHARLES  —  Age,  38  years.  Enlisted,  December  23,  1862,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  December 
28,  1862;  wounded  in  action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia; 
captured  and  paroled,  no  dates ;  absent,  sick,  at  muster  out  of  company, 
June  27,  1865;  no  further  record. 

MILLER,  FREEMAN  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  21,  1861,  at  Har- 
mony,  to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  May  4,  1863 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  Decem 
ber  16,  1863;  wounded  in  action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia; 
transferred  to  Company  A,  September  17,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  Octo 
ber  19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek,  Virginia;  discharged  for  disability,  March 
25,  1865. 

MILLER,  GIBERT  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  musician,  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  4,  1861 ;  returned  to  company  as  private,  no  date ;  mustered  out  with 
company,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

MILLER,  HENRY  — Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  10,  1861,  at  New  York 
City,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  C,  September 
20,  1861 ;  promoted  sergeant,  December  1,  1861 ;  returned  to  ranks,  Febru 
ary  27,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 


244  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

MILLER,  NELSON  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  27,  1861 ;  deserted, 
October  2,  1861,  from  Buffalo,  New  York;  returned  to  duty,  February  1, 
1862;  deserted,  May  12,  1862,  from  Williamsburg,  Virginia. 

MINARD,  WILLIAM  E. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  one 
year,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  February  14,  1865;  mus 
tered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

MINER,  GEORGE  R. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  13,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September 
14,  1861 ;  absent,  sick,  at  muster  out  of  company. 

MOAN,  CHARLES  — Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  December  23,  1862;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company, 
June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

MOELLER,  JOHN  — Age,  40  years.  Enlisted,  August  2,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ; 
transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  October  7,  1863,  at  Washington, 
D.  C. 

MOHR,  MARTIN  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ; 
appointed  bugler,  no  date ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ; 
mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

MOLIN,  LAWRENCE  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Septem 
ber  20,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  wounded  in 
action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  transferred  to 
Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865, 
at  Washington,  D.  C. 

MONAHAN,  PETER  —  Age,  date,  place  of  enlistment  and  muster  in  as  pri 
vate,  Company  D,  not  stated;  recruit;  mustered  out  with  company,  June 
27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

MONROE,  RICHARD  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  31, 
1861 ;  died  of  chronic  diarrhoea,  December  24,  1862,  at  Fairfax,  Virginia. 

MONROW,  RICHARD  —  Age,  26  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  February  1,  1865 ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

MONTGOMERY,  GEORGE  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  January  6,  1862;  transferred 
to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  killed  in  action,  October  19,  1864,  at 
Cedar  Creek,  Virginia. 

MOORE,  AUGUSTUS  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  14,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action, 
May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  D,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  absent,  sick,  at  muster  out  of  company. 


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MOORE,  FRANK  —  Age,  30  years.  Enlisted  at  Sheldon,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  July  21,  1864;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  A,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 

MOORE,  JOHN  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  Jamestown, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September  18, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  April  13,  1862,  at  camp  ,near  Yorktown, 
Virginia. 

MOORE,  JOHN  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1861,  at  Portchester, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  September  20, 
1861;  deserted,  December  11,  1861,  from  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

MOORE,  JOHN  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  February  15,  1862;  deserted,  August 
4,  1862,  from  Harrison's  Landing,  Virginia. 

MORIARTY,  PHILIP  S. —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28, 
1861;  promoted  corporal,  no  date;  returned  to  ranks,  no  date;  promoted 
sergeant,  July  18,  1863 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  pro 
moted  first  sergeant,  April  25,  1864;  killed  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at 
Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia. 

MORRIS,  HENRY  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  September  10,  1864;  no  further 
record. 

MORRIS,  SAMUEL  A. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at 
Lockport,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  Sep 
tember  5,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863 ;  transferred  to 
Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27, 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

MORRISON,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  29  years.  Enlisted,  August  14,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  22, 
1861;  transferred  to  the  Navy,  December  6,  1863. 

MOSER,  FRANK  —  Age,  41  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ; 
promoted  corporal,  no  date;  returned  to  ranks,  September  1,  1862;  re-enlisted 
as  a  veteran,  February  9,  1864;  wounded,  May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness, 
Virginia ;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

MOSES,  AUGUSTUS  F. —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  5,  1861,  at  Clymer, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

MOSIER,  JAMES  H. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  7,  1861,  at  Medina, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September  13, 
1861 ;  deserted,  September  19,  1861,  from  Park  Barracks,  New  York  City. 

Moss,  CHARLES  H. —  Age,  26  years.  Enrolled,  August  1,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  captain,  Company  H,  October  21,  1861; 
died  of  typhoid  fever,  March  26,  1862,  at  Lockport,  New  York.  Commis 
sioned  captain,  January  20,  1862,  with  rank  from  September  6,  1861,  original. 


246  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

Moss,  FRANK  P. — Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  November  4,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  November  5, 
1861 ;  captured  in  action,  October  16,  1863,  at  Chantilly,  Virginia ;  exchanged, 
December  24,  1864;  transferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  dis 
charged,  February  9,  1865. 

MOTCH,  FRANK  — Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  13,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  22,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  December  6,  1862,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

MOURAY,  SEBASTIAN  —  Age,  29  years.  Enlisted  at  Little  Falls,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  July  16,  1864;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  October  19, 
1864,  at  Cedar  Creek,  Virginia;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865, 
at  Washington,  D.  C. 

MOYLAN,  ISAAC  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  21,  1862,  at  Ellicott,  to 
serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  22,  1862; 
deserted,  July  15,  1864,  from  Bolivar  Heights,  Virginia. 

MUELLER,  JACOB  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September  20,  1861 ;  promoted 
corporal,  April  10,  1862;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  killed 
in  action,  May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia. 

MUELLER,  JOHN  —  Age,  44  years.  Enlisted,  August  2,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September  28,  1861 ; 
died,  July  7,  1862,  on  board  of  hospital  steamer  en  route  to  Portsmouth, 
Rhode  Island. 

MULKIE,  WILLIAM  — Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  31,  1862,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  September 
10,  1862;  transferred  to  Company  A,  September  17,  1864;  discharged  with 
detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

MULKIN,  ERASTUS  — Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  8,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861;  promoted  second  lieutenant,  June  14,  1862;  wounded,  December  13, 
1862,  at  Fredericksburg,  Virginia;  dismissed,  February  10,  1863.  Commis 
sioned  second  lieutenant,  June  23,  1862,  with  rank  from  June  14,  1862,  vice 
James  A.  Boyd,  promoted. 

MULLEN,  RICHARD  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  2,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  September 
20,  1861;  died,  no  date  or  place. 

MULLER,  FREDERICK  —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted,  May  8,  1862,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  no  date ;  died, 
September  21,  1862,  at  Fortress  Monroe,  Virginia. 

MULLER,  JOHN  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September  10,  1861 ;  deserted,  no 
date,  from  hospital,  Yorktown,  Virginia. 

MULLER,  RUDOLPH  —  Age,  38  years.  Enlisted,  September  12,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September  14, 
1861;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  25,  1863;  wounded,  May  5,  1864, 


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at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864; 
absent,  wounded,  at  muster  out  of  company. 

MUNS,  GEORGE  T.—  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted,  September  6,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  D,  September  9,  1861, 
as  second  lieutenant,  Company  I,  May  17,  1863;  mustered  out,  October  18, 
1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York.  Commissioned  second  lieutenant,  April  7,  1863, 
with  rank  from  February  10,  1863,  vice  Erastus  Mulkins,  dismissed. 

MURDOCK,  SPENCER  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Clymer, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
died,  October  21,  1862,  at  Harewood  Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C. 

MURPHY,  CHARLES  A. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  H,  August  31, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  November  12,  1862,  at  Convalescent  Camp, 
Virginia. 

MURPHY,  PATRICK  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  29,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  2,  1861 ; 
promoted  corporal,  April  1,  1863;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26, 
1863 ;  killed  in  action,  May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia. 

MURPHY,  PHILIP  J. —  Age,  30  years.  Enlisted  at  Clarence,  to  serve  one 
year,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  April  10,  1865 ;  mustered^  out 
with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

MURRAY,  DENNIS  —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  December  15,  1862;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company, 
June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

MYERS,  FRANK  — Age,  32  years.  Enlisted,  August  16,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861 ; 
died  of  disease,  no  date,  at  Fortress  Monroe,  Virginia. 

MYERS,  JOHN  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  September  5,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September  13, 
1861 ;  discharged,  July  14,  1863. 

MYLACRAINE,  JOHN  E. —  Corporal,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry ; 
wounded  in  action,  May  4,  1863,  at  Marye's  Heights,  Virginia ;  transferred 
to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded  in  action,  May  6, 
1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  promoted  sergeant,  September  1,  1864; 
transferred  to  Company  A,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detach 
ment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

NABHOLZ,  JACOB  —  Age,  44  years.  Enlisted,  August  13,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ; 
deserted,  September  1,  1862,  near  Bakersville,  Maryland;  returned,  January 
2,  1865 ;  discharged  for  disability,  no  date. 

NAGEL,  CHARLES —  Age,  38  years.  Enlisted  at  Poughkeepsie,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  July  14,  1864;  wounded 
in  action,  October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek,  Virginia;  absent  at  muster  out 
of  company. 


248  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

NASH,  DANIEL  W. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  10,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861 ; 
died  of  typhoid  fever,  December  10,  1861,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

NAVEL,  CHARLES  — Age,  40  years.  Enlisted,  October  16,  1861,  at  Camp 
Big  Chestnut,  Virginia,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  fife  major, 
October  21,  1861;  discharged  in  November,  1862;  prior  service  as  fifer, 
Company  G,  Twenty-first  New  York  Infantry. 

NEESON,  EDWARD  —  Age,  32  years.  Enlisted,  August  3,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
captured  in  action,  June  27,  1862,  at  retreat  to  Harrison's  Landing,  Virginia; 
absent,  at  Parole  Camp,  April  10,  1863;  no  further  record. 

NELLIGAN,  MICHAEL  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  cap 
tured  in  action,  May  3,  1863,  at  Marye's  Heights,  Virginia;  paroled,  no  date; 
transferred  to  Company  E,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  C, 
September  17,  1864;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

NELSON,  PATRICK  —  Age,  34  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  January  15,  1863,  at  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

NELSON,  ADELBERT  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  July  13,  1864;  no  further 
record. 

NELSON,  EDWARD  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  December  2,  1862;  deserted, 
July  2,  1863. 

NELSON,  JOHN  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  15,  1861,  at  Westfield, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  November  12,  1862 ;  died  of  chronic  diarrhoea, 
November  14,  1862,  at  Newton  University  Hospital,  Baltimore,  Maryland. 

NEUHAUSER,  GEORGE  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  2,  1862;  wounded 
in  action,  August  21,  1864,  near  Charlestown,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out,  June  26,  1865,  at  Jarvis  Hospital, 
Baltimore,  Maryland. 

NEUMANN,  FRANCIS  —  Age,  30  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  January  21,  1864;  wounded 
in  action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  absent,  wounded,  at 
muster  out  of  company. 

NEUROTH,  GEORGE  —  Age,  33  years.  Enlisted,  September  29,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September 
30,  1861 ;  deserted,  July  1,  1863,  near  Manchester,  Maryland. 

NEVINS,  MADISON  J.  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  November  22,  1862. 

NEWMAN,  ARTHUR  —  Age,  26  years.  Enlisted  at  Fredonia,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  September  3,  1861 ;  re-enlisted 
as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  wounded  in  action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the 
Wilderness,  Virginia ;  died  of  his  wounds,  June  23,  1864. 


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NICHOLAS,  JOHN  G. —  Private,  Company  I,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded  in  action, 
May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  D,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  promoted  sergeant,  March  16,  1865;  mustered  out  with 
detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

NICHOLS,  WILLIAM  H.—  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861 ; 
promoted  corporal,  no  date ;  killed  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania 
Court  House,  Virginia. 

NITZSCHMAN,  CHARLES  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  28,  1861 ; 
wounded  in  action,  May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  mustered  out, 
October  18,  1864,  at  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York. 

NOLAN,  WILLIAM  J. —  Private,  Company  F,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863 ;  captured  in  action, 
May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  B,  September  17,  1864;  paroled,  no  date;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

NOLTE,  HENRY  —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  September  8,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September  9,  1861 ; 
appointed  wagoner,  no  date;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863; 
mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

NOON,  JAMES  —  Private,  Company  K,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  transferred 
to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action,  July  12, 
1864,  at  Fort  Stevens,  D.  C. ;  transferred  to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864; 
mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

NORMANTON,  JOHN  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  July  13,  1864;  transferred  to 
Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  October  19,  1864,  at 
Cedar  Creek,  Virginia ;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

NORRIS,  JOHN  D. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861;  died,  June  29,  1862,  at  hospital,  Portsmouth,  Virginia. 

NORTHRUP,  GILBERT  —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  January  29,  1862,  at  hospital,  Alexandria, 
Virginia. 

NOYES,  JAMES  H. —  Sergeant,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  F,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

NUGENT,  JAMES  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  September  3,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  12, 
1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action,  May 
6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  C,  September 
17,  1864;  discharged  for  disability,  January  12,  1865. 


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NUGENT,  PATRICK  —  Private,  Company  K,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  A,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

NUTT,  SELDON  C—  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861;  discharged  for  disability,  October  1,  1862,  at  hospital,  Alexandria, 
Virginia. 

ODELL,  HIRAM  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  7,  1861,  at  Lockport, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September  9, 
1861;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863;  transferred  to  Company 
E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 

ODER,  HUGO  — Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  September  10,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  D,  September  11, 
1861 ;  discharged,  January  3,  1863. 

O'DONNELL,  EDWARD  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  G,  Febru 
ary  15,  1864;  to  Company  A,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detach 
ment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

O'HARA,  JAMES  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September  5, 
1861 ;  transferred  to  United  States  Signal  Corps,  no  date. 

OLDS,  HORACE  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861  ; 
discharged,  to  date  September  3,  1864. 

OLMSTEAD,  DANIEL  —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Fre 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24, 
1861 ;  died  of  disease,  October  28,  1862,  at  hospital,  Washington,  D.  C. 

O'MALLEY,  JOHN  —  Age,  30  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  May  23,  1864;  no  further 
record. 

O'NEILL,  JOHN  —  Age,  31  years.  Enlisted  at  Conewango,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  January  20,  1864;  killed  in 
action,  May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia. 

O'REGAN,  TIMOTHY  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  killed  in  action,  May 
12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia. 

ORR,  HENRY  C.— Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  5,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861  ; 
promoted  corporal,  no  date ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  25,  1863 ;  pro 
moted  sergeant,  April  1,  1864;  captured  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsyl 
vania  Court  House,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864; 
paroled,  December  23,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 

ORR,  THOMAS  — Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  16,  1861,  at  Sherman, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 


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promoted  corporal,  March  1,  1863 ;  killed  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsyl- 
vania  Court  House,  Virginia. 

ORTOBEIN,  GABRIEL  —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  December  9,  1863;  wounded 
in  action,  May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  absent,  wounded,  at 
muster  out  of  company. 

ORTWEIN,  JOHN  — Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Lockport, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August  31,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863;  transferred  to  Company  E, 
September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

OSBORN,  JOHN  —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted,  September  25,  1862,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September  26, 
1862;  captured  in  action,  May  4,  1863,  at  Fredericksburg,  Virginia;  paroled, 
no  date;  transferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with 
detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

PALMER,  CHARLES  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  20,  1861 ;  deserted,  June  1,  1862,  from  Cold  Harbor,  Virginia. 

PALMER,  CHARLES  H.— Age,  28  years.  Enrolled,  August  10,  1861,  at  Port- 
Chester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  captain,  Company  C,  September 
4,  1861 ;  discharged  December  18,  1861.  Commissioned  captain,  September  4, 
1861,  original. 

PALMER,  DANFORD  M. —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  September  15,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  Septem 
ber  20,  1861 ;  deserted,  November  18,  1861,  from  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

PALMER,  FERRIS  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  C,  Septem 
ber  4,  1861;  wounded  in  action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia; 
mustered  out  with  company,  October  18,  1864,  at  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New 
York. 

PALMETER,  FRANCIS  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  November  19,  1861,  at 
Jamestown,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F, 
November  21,  1861;  discharged  for  disability,  November  5,  1862;  at  Phila 
delphia,  Pennsylvania. 

PALMITER,  JOHN  W.— Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  A,  August 
24,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  October  3,  1862,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

PALMORE,  JAMES  W. —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted  at  Warsaw,  and  mustered 
in  as  private,  Company  G,  July  20,  1864;  transferred  to  Company  C,  Septem 
ber  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington, 
D.  C. 

PARKER,  CYRUS  W.— Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24, 
1861;  died,  March  28,  1862,  at  Market  Street  Hospital,  Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania. 


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PARKER,  FRANKLIN  B.— Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24, 
1861  ;  promoted  corporal,  no  date ;  wounded  in  action,  September  23,  1863 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action,  May  10,  1864, 
at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  died  of  his  wounds,  May  15,  1864. 

PARNWELL,  ELIJAH  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  September  4,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  mustered  out  with  company, 
June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

PARNWELL,  SAMUEL  —  Age,  26  years.  Enlisted,  September  6,  1861,  at  Fre 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  September 
9,  1861 ;  died  of  chronic  diarrhoea,  September  17,  1862,  at  Georgetown,  D.  C. 

PARTRIDGE,  GEORGE  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  January  27,  1864,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  January  30,  1864; 
killed  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  prior 
service  as  private,  Company  G,  Twenty-first  Infantry. 

PASCH,  JOHN  —  Age,  33  years.  Enlisted,  August  6,  1861,  at  Forestville, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  musician,  Company  I,  August  28,  1861 ; 
returned  to  company  as  private,  no  date;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran  and 
appointed  musician,  December  16,  1863 ;  transferred  to  Company  D,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington, 
D.  C. 

PATRICK,  WILLIAM  P. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  White  Plains,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  January  8,  1864;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June 
27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

PAUL,  JOHN  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  December  15,  1863,  at  Brandy 
Station,  Virginia,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C, 
December  16,  1863;  missing  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court 
House,  Virginia;  no  further  record;  a  veteran. 

PAYNE,  RICHARD  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  February  27,  1865 ;  mustered 
out  with  Company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

PAYTON,  WILLIAM  — Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  30,  1862,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September 
11,  1862;  wounded  in  action,  May  9,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

PEARCE,  SAMUEL  W. —  Corporal,  Company  C,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  K,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded,  May  12, 
1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  died  of  his  wounds,  May  28, 
1864,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

PENDERGEST,  THOMAS  —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  January  17,  1863;  transferred 
to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  promoted  corporal,  January  1,  1865; 
sergeant,  June  17,  1865;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 


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PERIRIE,  THEODORE  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  27,  1861,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August  31, 
1861;  wounded,  May  30,  1862;  discharged  for  disability,  February  5,  1863, 
at  Convalescent  Camp,  near  Alexandria,  Virginia. 

PERRINS,  PETER  — Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  November  10,  1862,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  November  16, 
1862;  deserted,  July  17,  1863,  from  Boonsboro,  Maryland. 

PERRY,  EGBERT  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  23,  1861,  at  Lockport, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private;  Company  H,  August  31,  1861; 
discharged  for  disability,  December  16,  1862,  at  Annapolis,  Maryland. 

PERRY,  ELIAS  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  23,  1861,  at  Lockport, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August  31,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  February  11,  1864;  transferred  to  Company  E,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington, 
D.  C. 

PERRY,  JEFFERSON  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  1,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
deserted,  October  6,  1862,  from  Boonsboro,  Maryland. 

PETERS,  FREDERICK  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August  31, 
1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  November  1,  1862 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  Decem 
ber  26,  1863;  transferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out 
with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

PETERSON,  JOHN  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  15,  1861,  at  Westfield, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  March  8,  1863,  at  camp,  near  White  Oak  Church, 
Virginia. 

PETTEL,  HENRY  S. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted  at  Colden,  to  serve  one  year, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  February  21,  1865;  mustered  out 
with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

PHARO,  STEPHEN  M. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  7,  1861,  at 
Medina,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  Septem 
ber  11,  1861;  died  of  typhoid  fever,  December  21,  1861,  at  Camp  Griffin, 
Virginia. 

PHELPS,  JAMES  HENRY  —  Age,  31  years.  Enlisted,  August  10,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  31, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  August  1,  1862,  at  Harrison's  Landing, 
Virginia. 

PHELPS,  JOSIAH  Q. —  Age,  31  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Panama, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  December  19,  1862,  at  Frederick  City,  Maryland. 

PICKETT,  JOHN  H.— Age,  31  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1862,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  hospital  steward,  August  23,  1862 ; 
as  assistant  surgeon,  December  16,  1862 ;  mustered  out  with  regiment, 
October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York.  Commissioned  assistant  surgeon, 
December  26,  1862;  with  rank  from  December  16,  1862,  vice  William  Warren 
Potter,  promoted. 


254  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

PICKETT,  RUSSELL  E. —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  September  3,  1861,  at 
Forestville,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  Sep 
tember  6,  1861 ;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  February  15,  1864. 

PIERKEL,  BENO  —  Age,  29  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  December  22,  1863;  mustered  out 
with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

PIKE,  HARMON  —  Private,  Company  I,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  transferred 
to  Company  A,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  mustered  out  with  detach 
ment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

PIPER,  HENRY  W.—  Private,  Company  F,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  B,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

PIXLEY,  GEORGE  W. —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at 
Somerset,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  H,  Sep 
tember  13,  1861 ;  died  of  typhoid  fever,  December  30,  1861,  at  Camp  Griffin, 
Virginia. 

PLANT,  ANTHONY  — Age,  23  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  July  1,  1864;  transferred  to 
Company  A,  September  17,  1864;  deserted,  September  19,  1864,  from 
Winchester,  Virginia. 

PLANT,  GEORGE  W.— Age,  32  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  C,  Septem 
ber  20,  1861 ;  discharged,  February  12,  1862,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

PLATTNER,  ALBERT  A. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24, 
1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action,  May 
8,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia ;  dishonorably  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

PLOGSTED,  JOHN  F.  E. —  Age,  39  years.  Enrolled,  August  1,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  captain,  Company  B,  October 
21,  1861;  discharged  for  disability,  August  7,  1862;  again  mustered  in  as 
captain,  Company  B,  October  15,  1862;  killed  in  action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the 
Wilderness,  Virginia.  Commissioned  captain,  January  20,  1862,  with  rank 
from  September  5,  1861,  original;  captain,  reappointed,  October  11,  1862, 
with  rank  from  August  7,  1862,  vice  himself,  resigned. 

PLOSS,  SIMEON  H. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  18,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  November  24,  1862,  at  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

POILLON,  AARON  B. —  Age,  26  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Septem 
ber  4,  1861;  died,  October  30,  1862,  at  hospital,  Fortress  Monroe,  Virginia. 

POPP,  GOTTFRIED  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  5,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ; 
died,  September  1,  1862,  at  Mill  Creek  Hospital,  near  Fortress  Monroe, 
Virginia. 

PORTER,  CHARLES  H.— Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  6,  1861,  at  West- 
field,  to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  January  1,  1862,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 


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PORTER,  DOLPHUS  S. —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  A,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  discharged  for  dis 
ability,  May  15,  1865. 

PORTER,  ISAAC  N. —  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Lockport,  to  serve  three 
years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  H,  August  31,  1861 ;  discharged 
for  disability,  June  6,  1863,  at  hospital,  Annapolis,  Maryland. 

PORTER,  WILLIAM  —  Private,  Company  D,  Twenty-first  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  November  1,  1861 ;  discharged,  May 
22,  1863 ;  subsequent  service  in  Thirty-third  Independent  Battery. 

PORTER,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Lockport,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  October  10,  1864;  no  further 
record. 

POTTER,  WILLIAM  WARREN  —  Age,  24  years.  Enrolled,  September  16, 
1861,  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  assistant  surgeon, 
September  16,  1861 ;  discharged,  December  27,  1862 ;  subsequent  service  as 
surgeon,  Fifty-seventh  Infantry.  Commissioned  assistant  surgeon,  January 
20,  1862,  with  rank  from  September  16,  1861,  original. 

POWELL,  WILLIAM — Age,  22  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  January  28,  1865;  captured 
in  action,  March  27,  1865;  absent,  a  paroled  prisoner,  at  muster  out  of  com 
pany. 

POWERS,  JOHN  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Oswego,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  July  18,  1864;  transferred 
to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27, 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

PRATT,  ORLIN  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Fredonia,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action,  May  6, 
1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia,  and  October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek, 
Virginia;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

PRATT,  SAMUEL  L  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  14,  1863 ;  wounded,  and  cap 
tured  in  action,  May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to 
Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  paroled,  September  12,  1864;  discharged, 
February  13,  1865,  at  Parole  Camp,  Annapolis,  Maryland. 

PRATT,  WARREN  J.— Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  K,  Septem 
ber  18,  1861;  returned  to  ranks,  in  July,  1862;  captured,  May  6,  1863; 
paroled,  October  1,  1863 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  14,  1863 ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  absent,  sick,  at  muster  out  of 
company. 

PREBLE,  JAMES  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  16,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  November  25,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  January  7,  1863,  at  White  Oak  Church,  Virginia; 
subsequent  service  in  Company  K,  Twelfth  New  York  Volunteer  Cavalry. 

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PRESTON,  FRANCIS  —  Age,  34  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  February  17,  1862;  died  of 
disease,  August  14,  1862,  at  hospital,  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

PRESTON,  GEORGE  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

PRESTON,  REUBEN  M  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at 
Jamestown,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  Sep 
tember  18,  1861 ;  promoted  sergeant,  in  May,  1862 ;  mustered  in  as  second 
lieutenant,  September  19,  1862 ;  as  first  lieutenant,  February  4,  1863 ;  killed 
in  action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia.  Commissioned  second 
lieutenant,  December  19,  1862,  with  rank  from  September  19,  1862,  vice 
Hiram  N.  Smith,  promoted ;  first  lieutenant,  February  27,  1863,  with  rank 
from  February  4,  1863,  vice  Hiram  N.  Smith,  promoted. 

PRICE,  CHAUNCEY  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  died  of  disease,  in  November,  1862,  at  hospital,  Hagerstown, 
Maryland. 

PROESSE,  GOTTLIEB  —  Age,  42  years.  Enlisted,  September  11,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September 
16,  1861 ;  missing  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House, 
Virginia;  no  further  record. 

PROUDFOOT,  JOHN  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Seneca  Falls,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September  11,  1862; 
wounded  in  action,  May  3,  1863,  at  Marye's  Heights,  Virginia;  also  July  3, 
1863,  at  Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania;  discharged  for  disability,  May  12,  1864. 

PULFORD,  SCHUYLER  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  D,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  no  further  record  than  present  April  30,  1865. 

PURCELL,  PATRICK  —  Age,  41  years.  Enlisted,  August  5,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
died  of  chronic  diarrhoea,  September  8,  1862,  at  Satterlee  Hospital,  Phila 
delphia,  Pennsylvania. 

PURDY,  JAMES  D.— Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at  Har 
mony,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August 
30,  1861 ;  captured  in  action,  May  4,  1863,  at  Fredricksburg,  Virginia ; 
paroled  in  November,  1863 ;  mustered  out  with  company,  October  18,  1864,  at 
Buffalo,  New  York. 

PYGUS,  ABRAM  — Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  1,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  A,  August  24, 
1861;  promoted  sergeant,  no  date;  discharged  for  disability,  January  18, 
1863,  at  Camp  White  Oak  Church,  Virginia. 

QUAINTANCE,  ADDIS  J. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at 
Jamestown,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  Sep 
tember  18,  1861 ;  wounded  in  action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Vir 
ginia;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 


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QUATLANDER,  JACOB  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  March  7,  1864;  captured  in 
action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  transferred 
to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  absent,  prisoner  of  war,  at  muster  out 
of  company. 

RADU,  CHARLES  C. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  6,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  discharged,  to  date,  June  7, 
1865. 

RAIBER,  FREDERICK  —  Age,  44  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September  24,  1861 ;  dis 
charged  for  disability,  December  19,  1862,  at  Washington,  D.  C. ;  died  Janu 
ary  10,  1863,  at  Carver  Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C. 

RATHGEBER,  JACOB  — Age,  27  years.  Enlisted,  August  13,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ; 
promoted  sergeant,  August  22,  1861 ;  returned  to  ranks,  November  4,  1861 ; 
discharged,  no  date ;  no  further  record. 

REARDON,  EDWARD  —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted  at  Warsaw,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  June  8,  1864;  mustered 
out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

RECKARD,  ORMAN  F. —  Private,  Company  F,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  A,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  discharged  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washing 
ton,  D.  C. 

REDMAN,  JAMES  —  Age,  37  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  June  3,  1864;  no  further 
record. 

REDPATH,  ROBERT  E. —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted,  August  11,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28, 
1861 ;  deserted,  February  24,  1862,  from  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

REED,  GEORGE  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Rochester,  to  serve  one  year, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  12,  1864;  transferred  to 
Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16, 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

REED,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  July  14,  1864;  transferred 
to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  deserted,  September  22,  1864,  from 
Winchester,  Virginia. 

REILEY,  JOHN  —  Age,  date,  place  of  enlistment  and  muster  in  as  private, 
Company  D,  not  stated;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 

REINARD,  JOHN  F. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  14,  1863 ;  killed  in  action, 
May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia. 


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RELF,  WILLIAM  E. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  September  13,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September 

16,  1861 ;    re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  25,  1863 ;    transferred  to  Com 
pany  B,   September   17,   1864;   killed  in  action,   October   19,   1864,  at  Cedar 
Creek,  Virginia. 

REMINGTON,  CHARLES  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  6,  1861,  at  For- 
estville,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August 
28,  1861;  promoted  corporal,  no  date;  died  of  disease,  September  30,  1862, 
at  Fortress  Monroe,  Virginia. 

REMINGTON,  FRANK  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  6,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861 ;  promoted  sergeant,  no  date ;  died  of  disease,  no  date. 

RENDINE,  FREDERICK,  alias  JOHN  SMITH  —  Private,  Company ,  Eigh 
teenth  Infantry;  transferred  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  February  11, 
1864;  to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  absent,  in  arrest  at  muster  out 
of  company. 

REYNOLDS,  GEORGE  E. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at 
Portchester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C, 
September  4,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  captured, 
August  21,  1864,  at  Charlestown,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  E, 
September  17,  1864;  paroled,  no  date;  mustered  out  with  company,  June 
27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

REYNOLDS,  NORMAN  — Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August 
30,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action, 
May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  promoted  corporal, 
April  22,  1865 ;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington, 
D.  C. 

RICE,  ELIJAH  —  Private,  Company  C,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  transferred 
to  Company  K,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  D,  September 

17,  1864;    discharged,  June   16,  1865. 

RICE,  HENRY  B. —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted  at  Jamestown,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  November  18,  1861 ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  discharged,  November  19,  1864. 

RICH,  BENEDICT  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  8,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861 ;  died  of  phthisis  pulmonalis,  October  24,  1862,  at  Annapolis  Junction, 
Maryland. 

RICH,  GEORGE  T  —  Age,  36  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  March  8,  1862;  promoted 
:orporal,  no  date ;  deserted,  July  2,  1863. 

RICH,  SILAS  G.—  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Warsaw,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  July  19,  1864;  transferred 
to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27, 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

RICHARDS,  JOHN  H.— Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  17,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  F.  August 


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22,    1861;     promoted   sergeant,    March   21,    1862;     killed   in    action,    May    10, 
1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia. 

RICHARDS,  LEWIS  CASS  — Age,  27  years.  Enlisted,  September  18,  1862,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  Sep 
tember  19,  1862;  promoted  quartermaster  sergeant,  October  15,  1862;  mus 
tered  in  as  first  lieutenant,  Company  E,  November  23,  1864;  as  quarter 
master,  April  15,  1865;  mustered  out  with  regiment,  June  27,  1865,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C.  Commissioned  first  lieutenant,  September  30,  1864,  with  rank 
from  September  5,  1864,  vice  David  Lambert,  Junior,  killed ;  quartermaster, 
March  30,  1865,  with  rank  from  September  17,  1864,  vice  James  A.  Boyde, 
mustered  out. 

RICHARDSON,  JAMES  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  March  13,  1862;  discharged 
for  disability,  October  18,  1862,  at  Fortress  Monroe,  Virginia. 

RICHBURG,  HENRY  —  Private,  Company  H,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  discharged,  February  1, 
1864,  by  order  of  the  War  Department. 

RICHMOND,  BELA  P. —  Private,  Company  E,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  discharged  for  dis 
ability,  May  31,  1864. 

RIDER,  JACOB  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  February  10,  1864,  at  Brandy 
Station,  Virginia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company 
B,  February  11,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania 
Court  House,  Virginia,  and  on  August  21,  1864,  at  Charlestown,  West  Vir 
ginia  ;  discharged  for  disability,  December  19,  1864,  on  surgeon's  certificate. 

RIECK,  AUGUST  —  Age,  32  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Stockton, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
mustered  out  with  company,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

RINKER,  GEORGE  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  11,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
promoted  corporal,  no  date;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863; 
transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  Octo 
ber  19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek,  Virginia;  mustered  out  with  company,  June 
27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

RINKER,  JACOB  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  at  Cobleskill,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  March  17,  1864;  no  further 
record. 

RITTER,  FRANK  T. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  4,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September 
5,  1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  April  18,  1863 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  Decem 
ber  16,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action,  March  25,  1865,  near  Petersburg,  Virginia ; 
mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

ROACH,  THOMAS  W. —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  A,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded,  May  6, 
1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  discharged  for  disability,  May  10,  1865,  at 
Rochester,  New  York. 

ROACH,  WILLIAM  E. —  Second  lieutenant,  detachment  Thirty-third  New 
York  Infantry;  transferred  to  Company  E,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863: 


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to  Company  C,  no  date;  captured  June  30,  1864,  at  Ream's  Station,  Vir 
ginia;  transferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  paroled,  no  date; 
mustered  out,  May  15,  1865. 

ROBBINS,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  December  4,  1863,  at  Gerry, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  December  21, 
1863;  wounded  in  action,  July  12,  1864,  at  Fort  Stevens,  Washington,  D.  C. ; 
transferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  discharged  for  disability, 
March  28,  1865. 

ROBERTS,  EDWARD  N. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  28,  1861 ;  promoted 
corporal,  December  1,  1862;  deserted,  July  2,  1863,  at  Gettysburg,  Penn 
sylvania. 

ROBERTS,  JUNIOR,  GEORGE  —  Private,  Company  E,  Thirty-third  Infantry; 
transferred  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  A, 
September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

ROBINS,  DEWITT  C. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  appointed  wagoner,  no  date ;  mustered  out,  September  29,  1864, 
at  New  York  City. 

ROBINSON,  AVERY  R. —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  21,  1861,  at  For- 
estville,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  first  sergeant,  Company  I, 
August  28,  1861;  returned  to  ranks,  no  date;  transferred  to  Veteran 
Reserve  Corps,  December  1,  1863. 

ROBINSON,  FAYETTE  —  Age,  17  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Bul- 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  musician,  Company  E,  August 
31,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 

ROBINSON,  JOSEPH  C. —  Age,  41  years.  Enlisted  at  Sheldon,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  June  27,  1864;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company, 
June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

ROBINS,  MARTIN  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861  ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  14,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action, 
May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  D, 
September  17,  1864;  promoted  corporal,  June  17,  1865;  mustered  out  with 
company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

ROBINSON,  WILLIAM  H. — Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at 
Fredonia,  to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August 
24,  1861 ;  discharged  for  chronic  diarrhoea,  March  7,  1863,  at  Camp  White 
Oak  Church,  Virginia. 

ROCKWELL,  DANIEL  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  died  of  typhoid  fever,  November  13,  1862,  at  hospital,  Hagers- 
town,  Maryland. 


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RODER,  CHARLES  —  Age,  29  years.  Enlisted,  September  3,  1862,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September 
4,  1862;  wounded  in  action,  May  5,  1863,  and  died  of  his  wounds,  May  31, 
1863,  at  Fredericksburg,  Virginia. 

RODGERS,  HENRY  —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted  at  Gainesville,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August  16,  1864;  no  further 
record. 

RODGERS,  JOSEPH  E. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  14,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action, 
May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia ;  transferred  to  Company  D,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  to  Sixteenth  Company,  Second  Battalion,  Veteran  Reserve 
Corps,  no  date;  mustered  out,  October  12,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

RODWAY,  WILLIAM  J. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  November  27,  1861,  at 
Jamestown,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I, 
December  7,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  April  15,  1863,  at  White  Oak 
Church,  Virginia. 

ROEHM,  HENRY  — Age,  32  years.  Enlisted,  August  17,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  22,  1861 ; 
transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  February  11,  1864. 

ROGERS,  HENRY  —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  December  4,  1862;  promoted 
corporal,  April  1,  1863;  sergeant,  August  15,  1863;  wounded,  May  12,  1864, 
and  died  of  his  wounds,  May  21,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House, 
Virginia. 

ROGERS,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted  at  Elba,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  September  10,  1864;  no  further 
record. 

ROGERS,  WILLIAM  B. —  Private,  Company  I,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  F,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

ROMAINE,  ALBERT  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  New  York  City,  to  serve 
one  year,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  March  28,  1865 ;  mus 
tered  out  with  detachment,  May  8,  1865,  at  Hart  Island,  New  York  Harbor. 

ROONEY,  PETER  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  July  2,  1864;  no  further  record. 

ROONEY,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  August  16,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  October  9,  1862,  at  Fortress  Monroe,  Virginia. 

ROSCH,  JOHN  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  20,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September  21, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  defective  vision,  March  14,  1863,  at  hospital,  York, 
Pennsylvania. 

ROSE,  ABRAHAM  W. —  Age,  26  years.  Enlisted,  June  29,  1864,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  July  1,  1864; 
mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 


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ROSE,  CHARLES  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  31,  1861  ; 
discharged  for  disability,  March  26,  1863,  at  White  Oak  Church,  Virginia. 

ROSE,  JOHN  CHARLES  — Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August  31, 
1861 ;  deserted,  December  20,  1862,  from  Harewood  Hospital,  Washington, 
D.  C. 

Ross,  FRANK  —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted,  August  25,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  F,  August  26,  1861 ; 
promoted  sergeant,  no  date;  deserted  in  October  or  November  while  on 
recruiting  service  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

Ross,  JOHN  —  Age,  34  years.  Enlisted  at  Newfane,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  October  1,  1864;  no  further  record. 

ROTH,  THEODORE.— Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  10,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ; 
transferred  to  Battery  L,  Fifth  United  States  Artillery,  December  29,  1862. 

ROULEND,  CHARLES  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  April  10,  1865;  mustered 
out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

ROUNDS,  ASA  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  Jamestown, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September  18, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  January  9,  1863,  at  camp  near  White  Oak 
Church,  Virginia. 

ROWAN,  JAMES  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
discharged,  no  date. 

ROWAN,  MARTIN  W  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Fre 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August 
24,  1861;  discharged  for  disability,  February  13,  1863,  at  Harewood  Hos 
pital,  Washington,  D.  C. 

ROWLANDS,  ROBERT  —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  September  17,  1862,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September 
18,  1862;  transif,rred  to  First  New  York  Battery,  December  5,  1863. 

ROYAN,  CHRISTIAN  —  Age,  46  years.  Enlisted  at  Allegany,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  June  4,  1864;  transferred  to 
Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  killed  in  action,  October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar 
Creek,  Virginia. 

RUHLE,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September  10,  1861 ;  pro 
moted  corporal,  March  12,  1863;  killed  in  action,  July  12,  1864,  at  Fort 
Stevens,  Washington,  D.  C. 

RUNDSCHU,  JOHN  —  Age,  40  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September  30,  1861 ;  died, 
August  2,  1862,  in  hospital,  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

RUSH,  WILLIAM  — Age,  35  years.  Enlisted,  September  3,  1862,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D.  September 
30,  1862;  transferred  to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  wounded  in 


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action,  October   19,   1864,  at  Cedar   Creek,  Virginia;    absent  at  muster  out 
of  company. 

RUSSELL,  NATHANIEL  J. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  7,  1861,  at 
Lockport,  to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  Sep 
tember  11,  1861;  promoted  sergeant,  no  date;  died  of  chronic  diarrhoea, 
November  19,  1862,  at  Hagerstown,  Maryland. 

RUSSELL,  JUNIOR,  SOLOMON  W. —  Age,  25  years.  Enrolled  and  mustered  in 
first  lieutenant,  Company  B,  June  17,  1863;  as  captain,  September  14,  1864; 
transferred  to  Company  D,  on  consolidation,  September  17,  1864;  mus 
tered  in  as  major,  April  16,  1865 ;  mustered  out  with  regiment,  June  27, 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. ;  prior  service  in  Seventh  New  York 
Cavalry  and  Eighteenth  New  York  Infantry.  Commissioned  first 
lieutenant  and  adjutant,  June  17,  1863,  with  rank  from  June  17,  1863,  vice 
William  S.  Bull;  captain,  September  9,  1864,  with  rank  from  May  6,  1864, 
vice  John  F.  E.  Plogsted,  killed  in  action;  major,  May  17,  1865,  with  rank 
from  April  1,  1865,  vice  George  Holden  Selkirk,  promoted;  not  mustered  as 
major;  wounded,  April  6,  1865. 

RUSSELL,  THOMAS  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  September,  1862,  at  hospital,  Washing 
ton,  D.  C. 

RUSSERT,  CHRISTIAN  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  January  20,  1864,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  January 
30,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  July  12,  1864,  at  Fort  Stevens,  Washington, 
D.  C. ;  transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with 
company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

RYAN,  GEORGE  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
deserted,  November  6,  1862. 

RYAN,  JAMES  — Age,  29  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  July  12,  1864;  transferred  to 
Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  September  19,  1864, 
at  Winchester,  Virginia;  absent,  wounded,  at  muster  out  of  company. 

RYAN,  JOHN  — Age,  27  years.  Enlisted  at  Newfane,  to  serve  three  years 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  October  1,  1864;  no  further  record. 

S  ACKER,  JOHN  — Age,  27  years.  Enlisted,  September  10,  1862,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September  11, 
1862;  deserted,  October  27,  1862,  from  Hagerstown,  Maryland. 

SACKETT,  ZAVEN  J.— Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  9,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861  ;  returned  to  ranks  in  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16, 
1863;  appointed  wagoner,  no  date;  transferred  to  Company  D,  September 
17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SALMON,  DAVID  — Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  9,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  December  20,  1862. 


264  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

SAMPSON,  Lucius  W. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  21,  1861,  at 
Westfield,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August 
30,  1861;  discharged  for  disability,  December  20,  1862. 

SANDERS,  CHARLES  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  July  1,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  July  4,  1864;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out,  May  10,  1865,  at 
Baltimore,  Maryland.  Real  name  Robert  B.  Folts. 

SARGENBACH,  DAVID  — Age,  40  years.  Enlisted,  August  16,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  November  27,  1862,  at  Fortress  Monroe, 
Virginia. 

SARLES,  BENJAMIN  D.— Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at 
Portchester,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C, 
September  4,  1861 ;  missing  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court 
House,  Virginia;  no  further  record. 

SARLES,  ELISHA  B.— Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Port 
chester,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  20,  1861;  promoted  corporal,  July  1,  1863;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran, 
December  17,  1863;  wounded  in  action,  May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Vir 
ginia;  transferred  to  Company  E.  September  17,  1864;  to  Twenty-second 
Company,  Second  Battalion,  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  no  date ;  mustered  out, 
November  21,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SAUERWEIN,  AUGUSTUS  W.— Age,  44  years.  Enlisted,  January  27,  1864, 
at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  Jan 
uary  28,  1864;  mustered  out,  June  3,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SAYRES,  CHARLES  A. —  Age,  29  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  29,  1862 ;  promoted 
corporal,  January  1,  1863;  sergeant,  no  date;  transferred  to  Company  C, 
September  17,  1864;  killed  in  action,  September  19,  1864,  at  Opequon,  Vir 
ginia.  Commissioned,  not  mustered,  second  lieutenant,  September  30,  1864, 
with  rank  from  September  5,  1864,  vice  William  J.  Kaiser,  promoted. 

SCELLY,  THOMAS  —  Private,  Company  B,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  A,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  wounded,  March  27,  1865;  mustered  out  with  detach 
ment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SCHAEFER,  LORENZ  —  Age,  34  years.  Enlisted,  September  26,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September 
27,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  November  5,  1862,  at  Fort  Columbus 
Hospital,  New  York  Harbor. 

SCHEIBENBERGER,  JOHN  —  Age,  32  years.  Enlisted,  September  20,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  Sep 
tember  21,  1861;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  March  26,  1864;  mustered  out  with 
company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. ;  color  sergeant. 

SCHEIFFLE,  MICHAEL  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  March  7,  1864;  transferred 
to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  September  22,  1864, 
at  Fisher's  Hill,  Virginia ;  absent,  wounded,  in  hospital  at  muster  out  of 
company;  no  further  record. 


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SCHENCK,  Louis  — Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  26,  1861 ;  deserted, 
August  31,  1861,  from  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York. 

SCHTMMERHORN,       STEPHEN       VAN       RENSSELAER Private,        Company        H, 

Thirty-third   Infantry;    transferred   to   Company   E,   this    regiment,    October 
1,  1863;    to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;    discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

SCHINDLER,  JOHN  — Private,  Company ,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  discharged,  February 
1,  1864. 

SCHLIEF,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  42  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  January  13,  1862;  discharged, 
April  25,  1862,  at  Camp  Winfield  Scott,  Virginia. 

SCHMIDT,  JACOB  — Age,  36  years.  Enlisted,  August  7,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  28,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  hernia,  December  18,  1861,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

SCHNEIDER,  DANIEL  — Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  21,  1862,  at.  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  26, 
1862;  promoted  corporal,  April  18,  1863;  wounded  in  action,  May  12,  1864, 
at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virgina;  July  12,  1864,  at  Fort  Stevens, 
Washington,  D.  C.,  and  September  19,  1864,  at  Opequon,  Virginia;  mus 
tered  out  with  detachment,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SCHNEIDER,  HENRY  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  5,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22, 
1861;  promoted  corporal,  September  1,  1862;  sergeant,  February  1,  1863; 
mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York. 

SCHOLZ,  PHILIP  — Age,  27  years.  Enlisted,  September  17,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  B,  September 
18,  1861,  promoted  sergeant,  April  10,  1862;  died,  October  14,  1862,  at 
Ebenezer  Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C. 

SCHOONOVEN,  DAVID — Private,  Company  A,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  D,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

SCHRAM,  ANDREW  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  January  30,  1862 ;  re-en 
listed  as  a  veteran,  February  13,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  May  6,  1864,  at 
the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864; 
mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SCHULER,  JOHN  — Age,  30  years.  Enlisted,  September  17,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September 
18,  1861;  died  September  30,  1862,  at  Mill  Creek  Hospital,  near  Fortress 
Monroe,  Virginia. 

SCHULTZ,  FREDERICK  —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private.  Company  F,  September  2,  1862;  wounded 
in  action,  May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  died,  May  21,  1864,  at 
Carver  Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C. 


266  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

SCHULTZ,  FREDERICK  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  December  1,  1862;  killed  in 
action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia. 

SCHWECKENDICK,  AUGUST  —  Age,  26  years.  Enlisted,  August  31,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  Septem 
ber  2,  1861;  died  of  typhoid  fever,  December  7,  1861,  at  Camp  Griffin, 
Virginia. 

SCHVVEIGERT,  CHARLES  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  8,  1862,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  Sep 
tember  10,  1862;  transferred  to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  mus 
tered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SCOTT,  CHARLES  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  July  6,  1864;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  D,  September  17,  1864;  deserted  on  expiration  of  furlough,  Decem 
ber  12,  1864,  at  hospital. 

SCOTT,  EDWARD  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  31,  1861 ; 
deserted  in  September,  1861,  from  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York. 

SCOTT,  HENRY  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  Septem 
ber  18,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  January  9,  1863,  at  hospital,  Fort 
ress  Monroe,  Virginia. 

SCOTT,  WILLIAM  H. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  5,  1861,  at  Clymer, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  May  12,  1862,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SCOTT,  WILLIAM  W. —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September 
5,  1861;  discharged  for  disability,  December  11,  1862,  at  Newark,  New 
Jersey. 

SCOTT,  WILLIAM  W. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  6,  1862  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September 
8,  1862;  transferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with 
detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SEARSON,  NUTTEN  —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  February  3,  1865;  mus 
tered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SECORD,  DAVID  —  Age,  32  years.  Enlisted  at  Castile,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  July  12,  1864;  absent,  wounded  in 
action,  October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek,  Virginia. 

SEE,  SILAS  M.—  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at  Harmony, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
died,  November  18,  1862,  in  hospital,  Washington,  D.  C. 

SEELEY,  WALTER  G. —  Enrolled,  but  not  mustered  in,  as  first  lieutenant, 
Company  I ;  commissioned,  declined  first  lieutenant,  January  17,  1862,  with 
rank  from  January  17,  1862,  vice  Erastus  D.  Holt,  promoted. 

SEIFFERT,  CHARLES  — Age,  19  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  November  22,  1862;  trans- 


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ferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;    wounded  in  action,  October  19, 

1864,  at  Cedar  Creek,  Virginia ;    mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865, 
at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SELKIRK,  GEORGE  HOLDEN  —  Age,  26  years.  Enrolled,  August  1,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  first  lieutenant,  Company  D, 
September  16,  1861;  as  adjutant,  June  8,  1862;  as  captain,  Company  D, 
October  4,  1862;  wounded  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court 
House,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  mus 
tered  in  as  major,  April  15,  1865;  as  lieutenant  colonel,  April  16,  1865; 
mustered  out  with  regiment,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 
Commissioned  first  lieutenant,  January  20,  1862,  with  rank  from  Sep 
tember  6,  1861,  original;  adjutant,  June  10,  1862,  with  rank  from  May  31, 
1862,  vice  William  Bullymore,  deceased;  captain,  December  24,  1862,  with 
rank  from  October  4,  1862,  vice  William  F.  Wheeler,  dismissed ;  major, 
October  31,  1864,  with  rank  from  October  28,  1864,  vice  Andrew  W.  Bra- 
zee,  mustered  out;  lieutenant  colonel,  May  17,  1865,  with  rank  from  April 
1,  1865,  vice  Erastus  D.  Holt,  promoted ;  colonel,  not  mustered,  May  17, 

1865,  with  rank  from  April  3,   1865,  vice  Erastus  D.  Holt,  killed. 

SELLE,  ALEXANDER  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  29,  1862 ;  wounded 
in  action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865, 
at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SEVERS,  AARON  B. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  13,  1861,  at 
Lockport,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  Sep 
tember  19,  1861;  discharged  for  disability,  November  21,  1862,  at  Philadel 
phia,  Pennsylvania;  subsequent  service  in  Company  E,  Second  Mounted 
Rifles. 

SEYD,  ALEXANDER  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  1,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September 
5,  1S61 ;  deserted,  July  14,  1863,  from  Williamsport,  Maryland. 

SEYMOUR,  CHARLES  W. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  3,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  Septem 
ber  4,  1861 ;  died,  July  31,  1862,  at  Harrison's  Landing,  Virginia. 

SHAFFER,  CALEB  H. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  6,  1861,  at  For- 
estville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  September 
10,  1861;  discharged  for  disability,  June  23,  1862. 

SHAFFER,  NICHOLAS  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  15,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28, 
1861 ;  deserted,  January  16,  1862,  from  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

SHAFFER,  JAMES  W. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Mina,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  July  5,  1864;  wounded  in 
action,  September  19,  1864,  at  Opequon,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  D, 
September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washing 
ton,  D.  C. 

SHAVER,  CHARLES  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  Septem 
ber  18,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  14,  1863 ;  promoted  cor 
poral,  April  1,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania 


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Court  House,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864; 
mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SHAW,  DANIEL  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  A,  August  24, 
1861;  promoted  sergeant,  March  1,  1863;  deserted,  July  17,  1863,  at  Waynes- 
boro,  Pennsylvania. 

SHAW,  HENRY  A. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  September  3,  1861,  at  Fre 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  Septem 
ber  4,  1861 ;  died  of  dropsy,  July  10,  1862,  at  Mill  Creek  Hospital,  Virginia. 

SHAY,  THOMAS  — Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  October  3,  1862,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  no  date ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  discharged,  November  29,  1865. 
at  Elmira,  New  York. 

SHEBEL,  JOHN  G. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September  9,  1861 ;  re-en 
listed  as  a  veteran,  December  25,  1863;  captured,  July  21,  1864;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  paroled,  December  23,  1864; 
mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SHELDON,  HARRISON  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Fre 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August 
24,  1861 ;  captured  in  action,  October  14,  1863,  at  Bristoe  Station,  Virginia ; 
no  further  record. 

SHELLEY,  WILLIAM  M. —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at 
Portchester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  C, 
September  20,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  promoted  sergeant,  February 
4,  1865;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SHEPPERD,  ELIAS  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  January  10,  1862 ;  returned  to  ranks,  January  1, 
1863;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  14,  1863;  transferred  to  Company 
D,  September  17,  1864;  wounded,  March  25,  1865;  discharged  for  disability, 
June  19,  1865. 

SHEPPERD,  JEREMIAH  —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  promoted  corporal  January  10,  1862 ;  died  of  typhoid  fever,  June  9, 
1862,  at  hospital,  New  York  City. 

SHERMAN,  ALBERT  V. —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  promoted  corporal, 
no  date;  wounded  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House, 
Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out 
with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SHERMAN,  CHARLES  W. —  Private,  Company  A,  Thirty-third  Infantry; 
transferred  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded  in 
action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  transferred 
to  Company  A,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27, 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SHERMAN,  DELOS  —  Private,  Company  F,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D.  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  B,  Sep- 


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tember   17,    1864;   mustered  out   with   detachment,   June   16,    1865,  at   Wash 
ington,   D.   C. 

SHERMAN,  JAMES  M. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  5,  1861,  at  Clymer, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  wounded  in  action,  May  6, 
1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  A,  September 
17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SHERMAN,  LEVI  W. —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August  31, 
1861;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863;  transferred  to  Company 
E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 

SHERMAN,  Louis  —  Age,  30  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  July  9,  1864;  no  further 
record. 

SHERWOOD,  BENJAMIN  —  Age,  41  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at 
Portchester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  4,  1861 ;  discharged,  December  8,  1862,  at  Belle  Plain,  Virginia. 

SHERWOOD,  JOHN  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  January  29,  1864;  no  further 
record. 

SHIPPEE,  ELIJAH  H. —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  5,  1861,  at  Clymer, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
promoted  corporal,  no  date;  sergeant,  March  1,  1863;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran, 
December  16,  1863 ;  killed  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court 
House,  Virginia. 

SHORT,  WILLIAM — Age,  20  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  and  mustered  in 
as  private,  Company  G,  July  18,  1864;  transferred  to  Company  C,  September 
17,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek,  Virginia; 
absent  at  muster  out  of  company. 

SHUM,  ALBERT  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  16,  1861,  at  Mina,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  May  12,  1862,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SHUTTS,  ALONZO  J.— Age,  32  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  West- 
field,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  wagoner,  Company  C,  August  30, 
1861;  discharged  for  disability,  December  15,  1862,  at  hospital,  New  York 
City. 

SIEBENHUENER,  CARL  —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  B,  August  22, 
1861;  deserted,  November  1,  1862. 

SIGWALD,  CHARLES  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  7,  1861,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September 
11,  1861;  discharged  for  disability,  December  2,  1862,  at  Fairfax  Seminary 
Hospital,  Virginia. 

SILSBY,  JAY  — Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  23,  1861,  at  Lockport,  to 
serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  H.  August  31,  1861; 
promoted  sergeant,  November  1,  1862;  died  of  typhoid  pneumonia,  February 
3,  1863,  at  Windmill  Point  Hospital,  Virginia. 


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SILSBY,  JOHN  D. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  29,  1861,  at  Lockport, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August  31,  1861; 
wounded  in  action,  September  17,  1862,  at  Antietam,  Maryland;  discharged 
for  his  wounds,  March  30,  1863. 

SIMMONS,  ADELBERT  P. —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at 
Jamestown,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K, 
September  18,  1861 ;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  December  18, 
1863;  died,  May  8,  1916,  at  Jamestown,  New  York. 

SIMON,  PETER  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  March  6,  1862;  re-enlisted  as  a 
veteran,  March  13,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness, 
Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  promoted  corporal, 
April  1,  1865;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington, 
D.  C. 

SIMPSON,  HARRY  H. —  Age,  30  years.  Enlisted,  September  3,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  September 
14,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  March  10,  1862,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

SIMPSON,  JACOB  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Grand  Island,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  July  8,  1864;  mustered  out 
with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SIMPSON,  JAMES  A.— Age,  34  years.  Enlisted,  July  29,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
promoted  first  sergeant,  no  date;  discharged  for  disability,  July  17,  1862,  at 
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

SIMPSON,  JOHN  — Age,  41  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  November  11,  1864;  no  further 
record. 

SIMPSON,  JOHN  D.— Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at  Fre 
donia,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24, 
1861 ;  died  of  typhoid  fever,  May  28,  1862,  at  White  House  Landing, 
Virginia. 

SKILLMAN,  THEODORE  —  Age,  42  years.  Enlisted,  August  8,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
discharged,  no  date. 

SKINNER,  GEORGE  — Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  May  25,  1864;  no  further 
record. 

SLACK,  WILLIAM  H.— Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  3,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  5, 
1861;  discharged  for  disability,  October  21,  1861,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

SLATER,  BRADFORD  —  Age,  26  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861;  promoted  corporal,  March  31,  1862;  sergeant,  November  1,  1862; 
first  sergeant,  March  1,  1863;  wounded  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at 
Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at 
Buffalo,  New  York. 

SLATER,  JOHN  — Age,  35  years.  Enlisted  at  Newfane,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  October  1,  1864;  no  further  record. 


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SLAYTON,  REUBEN  H. —  Age,  29  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at 
Panama,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August 
30,  1861;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  wounded  in  action, 
no  date;  transfered  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  no  date. 

SLINGERLAND,  EDWARD  A. —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  5,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August 
28,  1861 ;  promoted  sergeant,  August  28,  1861 ;  first  sergeant,  January  1, 
1862 ;  deserted,  September  6,  1862,  from  hospital. 

SMALDRIDGE,  JAMES  H. —  Private,  Company  A,  Thirty-third  Infantry; 
transferred  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded,  May 
6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  A,  September 
17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SMITH,  ALBERT  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  24,  1861,  at  Wilson, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August  31,  1861 ; 
promoted  sergeant,  no  date;  died  of  disease,  October  21,  1862,  at  Fairfax 
Seminary  Hospital,  Virginia. 

SMITH,  ALEXANDER  —  Age,  37  years.  Enlisted,  August  21,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861 ; 
deserted,  August  26,  1861,  from  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York. 

SMITH,  ANTHONY  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  26,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  February  27,  1863;  subsequent  service  in  Company 
D,  Second  Mounted  Rifles. 

SMITH,  CHARLES,  IST  —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted  at  Rochester,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  July  8,  1864;  wounded, 
October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek,  Virginia;  absent,  sick,  at  muster  out  of 
company,  June  27,  1865. 

SMITH,  CHARLES,  2xn  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Yates,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  July  12,  1864;  killed  in  action, 
October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek,  Virginia. 

SMITH,  CHARLES  H. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  November  24,  1861,  at 
Jamestown,  to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  Decem 
ber  7,  1861 ;  died  of  typhoid  fever,  June  21,  1862,  at  Trent  House  Hospital, 
Virginia. 

SMITH,  CHARLES  P. —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  23,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  24,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  25,  1863;  transferred  to  Company  B, 
September  17,  1864;  promoted  corporal,  January  1,  1865;  sergeant,  June  17, 
1865 ;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SMITH,  EUGENE  F.— Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1862,  at  Ellicott, 
to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  25,  1862 ; 
transferred  to  Company  A,  September  17,  1864;  captured,  January  9,  1865; 
paroled,  June  3,  1865 ;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

SMITH,  HENRY  — Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  10,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September  11, 
1861;  deserted,  September  19,  1861,  from  Park  Barracks,  New  York  City. 

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SMITH,  HENRY  E.— Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Poland, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
died,  September  12,  1862,  in  Ebenezer  Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C. 

SMITH,  HIRAM  N.—  Age,  41  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  first  sergeant,  Company  K,  Sep 
tember  18,  1861;  promoted  second  lieutenant,  in  April,  1862;  mustered  in  as 
first  lieutenant,  September  19,  1862;  as  captain,  February  4,  1863;  wounded 
in  action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia ;  discharged  for  disability, 
June  22,  1864.  Commissioned  second  lieutenant,  May  13,  1862,  with  rank 
from  April  19,  1862,  vice  Elial  Foote  Carpenter,  promoted;  first  lieutenant, 
December  19,  1862,  with  rank  from  September  19,  1862,  vice  Elial  Foote 
Carpenter,  resigned;  captain,  February  27,  1863,  with  rank  from  February 
4,  1863,  vice  Alonzo  J.  Marsh,  resigned. 

SMITH,  JAMES  —  Age,  38  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  April  5,  1862;  captured  and  paroled, 
no  dates;  discharged  for  disability,  April  13,  1863,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SMITH,  JAMES  H.—  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  September  19,  1862,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  September  20, 
1862;  no  further  record. 

SMITH,  JOHN  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  December  18,  1863,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  December  19,  1863, 
wounded,  August  21,  1864;  transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864; 
mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SMITH,  JOHN  F.— Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1862,  at  Ellicott, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  August  26,  1862 ; 
wounded  in  action,  May  10,  1864,  at  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to 
Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16, 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SMITH,  JOSEPH  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  September  3,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  5, 
1861 ;  deserted,  September  20,  1862,  from  Sharpsburg,  Maryland. 

SMITH,  JULIUS  — Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  promoted  corporal,  April  25, 
1864;  wounded  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Vir 
ginia;  promoted  sergeant  in  August,  1864;  transferred  to  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864  wounded  in  action,  October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek,  Vir 
ginia  ;  promoted  first  sergeant,  November  8,  1864 ;  mustered  in  as  second 
lieutenant,  April  15,  1865;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at 
Washington,  D.  C.  Commissioned  second  lieutenant,  May  11,  1865,  with 
rank  from  March  30,  1865,  vice  Augustus  B.  Meyer,  promoted. 

SMITH,  MICHAEL  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  16,  1861,  at  Lockport, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August  31,  1861  ; 
discharged,  December  31,  1863;  subsequent  service  in  First  New  York 
Independent  Battery. 

SMITH,  MICHAEL  W. —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  A,  Sep- 


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tember  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washing 
ton,  D.   C. 

SMITH,  PHILANDER  L. —  Age,  37  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  A,  August 
24,  1861;  promoted  first  sergeant,  no  date;  discharged  for  pulmonary  con 
sumption,  February  28,  1863. 

SMITH,  ROBERT  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  December  16,  1862;  deserted,  July  1, 
1864. 

SMITH,  ROBERT  F. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  promoted  corporal  in  August,  1862 ;  sergeant,  March  1,  1863 ; 
mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

SMITH,  SUMNER  A. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  September  6,  1861,  at  Stock 
ton,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  September  9, 
1861;  promoted  corporal,  November  12,  1862;  sergeant,  January  1,  1863; 
wounded  in  action,  May  18,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia; 
mustered  out  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

SMITH,  THOMAS  —  Age,  29  years.  Enlisted  at  Jamestown,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  November  18,  1861 ;  dis 
charged  for  disability,  April  13,  1863,  at  hospital,  Washington,  D.  C. 

SNEIDER,  GEORGE  —  Age,  -  -  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three- 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  March  6,  1862 ;  discharged 
for  disability,  February  6,  1863,  at  Convalescent  Camp. 

SNIFFIN,  JAMES  E. —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  25,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  September 
20,  1861 ;  discharged,  November  17,  1862,  at  White  Plains,  Virginia. 

SOLES,  BENJAMIN  —  Age,  43  years.  Enlisted,  September  10,  1862,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September 
30,  1862;  discharged  for  disability,  March  13,  1863,  at  Baltimore,  Maryland. 

SORBER,  HIRAM. —  Age  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  31,  1862,  at  Jamestown, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  September  10, 
1862 ;  wounded  in  action,  May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  A,  September  17,  1864;  discharged  for  disability,  April  14, 
1865. 

SOULE,  EBENEZER  —  Age,  41  years.  Enlisted,  September  10,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September 
11,  1861;  discharged,  October  14,  1862,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SOUTHARD,  JOHN  B. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  September  4,  1862,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  September  5, 
1862;  transferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with 
detachment,  June  13,  1865,  at  White  Hall  Hospital,  Bristol,  Pennsylvania. 

SOUTHWICK,  WILLIAM  H.  S. —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  15,  1861, 
at  Busti,  to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August 
30,  1861 ;  absent,  sick,  at  muster  out  of  company. 

SPAULDING,  JEROME  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  September  7,  1861,  at 
Medina,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  Septem- 


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ber   13,   1861;   wounded,  April  5,   1862;   discharged  for  his  wounds,  October 
11,   1862;   subsequent  service  in   Company  H,   Eighth  Artillery. 

SPAULDING,  THOMAS  — Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  10,  1861,  at 
Medina,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  Septem 
ber  13,  1861 ;  wounded  in  action,  September  17,  1862,  at  Antietam,  Maryland ; 
no  further  record. 

SPECK,  JOHN  — Age,  35  years.  Enlisted  July  9,  1864,  at  Warsaw,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  July  12,  1864;  wounded, 
March  25,  1865;  discharged,  September  18,  1865,  at  Stanton  Hospital,  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

SPENCER,  WILLIAM  — Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  31,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  2,  1861  ; 
deserted,  September  17,  1862,  from  Antietam,  Maryland. 

SPERBECH,  REUBEN  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  1,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
discharged,  no  date. 

SPERRY,  NEHEMIAH  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  29,  1861,  at  West- 
field,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  G,  September 
7,  1861;  promoted  sergeant,  October  21,  1862;  first  sergeant,  January  1,  1863; 
first  lieutenant,  May  12,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  July  12,  1864,  at  Fort 
Stevens,  Washington,  D.  C. ;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo, 
New  York.  Commissioned  first  lieutenant,  June  23,  1864,  with  rank  from 
May  11,  1864,  vice  Fred  C.  Barger,  discharged  by  order  of  the  Secretary  of 
War  on  account  of  disability  from  wounds  received  in  action. 

SPILLICY,  ANDREW  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  September  9,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September 
10,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863 ;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  C,  September  17,  1864;  promoted  corporal,  June  6,  1865;  mustered  out 
with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SPRAGUE,  ABEL — Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  February  1,  1862,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  no  date;  killed  in 
action,  June  30,  1862,  at  White  Oak  Swamp,  Virginia. 

SPRINGSTEAD,  HIRAM  P. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  September  7,  1861,  at 
Somerset,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  Septem 
ber  13,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  March  10,  1862,  at  Camp  Griffin, 
Virginia. 

SQUIRES,  BELA  — Age,  29  years.  Enlisted,  December  10,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  December  11,  1861; 
died,  January  18,  1863,  at  Sixth  Corps  Hospital,  Hagerstown,  Maryland. 

STAFFORD,  FRANK  J  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  11,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  wounded,  July  12,  1864, 
at  Fort  Stevens,  Washington,  D.  C. ;  transferred  to  Company  D,  September 
17,  1864;  mustered  out,  May  15,  1865,  at  Elmira,  New  York. 

STABLER,  PHILIP  — Age,  33  years.  Enlisted,  August  9,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ;  died 
of  typhoid  fever,  October  24,  1862,  at  Camden  Street  Hospital,  Baltimore, 
Maryland. 


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STAMPER,  FREDERICK  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  September  5,  1862,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September 
11,  1862;  transferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with 
detachment,  June  16,  1865,*  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

STANTON,  WILLARD  —  Private,  Company  C,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863 ;  to  Company  B,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  died,  August  21,  1864,  at  Le  Camp  Hospital,  David's  Island, 
New  York  Harbor. 

STEELE,  WESLEY  B. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Lockport,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September  12,  1861 ;  promoted 
sergeant,  no  date;  wounded  in  action,  May  4,  1863,  at  Fredericksburg,  Vir 
ginia  ;  died  of  his  wounds,  May  16,  1863,  at  Potomac  Creek  Bridge,  Virginia. 

STEIN,  GOTTLOB  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  6,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  March  25,  1863,  at  Turner's  Lane  Hospital,  Phila 
delphia,  Pennsylvania. 

STEINMETZ,  GABRIEL  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  September  21,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  Septem 
ber  26,  1861  ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  captured  in  action, 
June  4,  1864,  at  Cold  Harbor,  Virginia;  paroled,  no  date;  died,  December 
14,  1864,  at  Annapolis,  Maryland. 

STERRY,  JAMES  H. —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  C,  Septem 
ber  20,  1861 ;  returned  to  ranks,  December  1,  1861 ;  deserted,  on  expiration  of 
furlough,  March  14,  1863. 

STEVENS,  EDWIN  C.— Age,  17  years.  Enlisted,  August  5,  1861,  at  West- 
field,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  drummer,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861;  discharged,  January  15,  1862. 

STEVENS,  PHINEAS  —  Age,  47  years.  Enrolled,  August  5,  1861,  at  Westfield, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  first  lieutenant,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  April  29,  1862.  Commissioned  first  lieuten 
ant,  January  20,  1862,  with  rank  from  September  5,  1861,  original;  subsequent 
service  as  captain,  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Twelfth  Infantry. 

STEVENS,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted  at  Oran,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  April  10,  1865 ;  mustered  out 
with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

STEVENSON,  THOMAS  —  Age,  34  years.  Enlisted  at  Lebanon,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  January  26,  1865;  mustered 
out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

STEWARD,  DANIEL  —  Private,  Company ,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans- 

fered  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  discharged,  April  30, 
1864. 

STEWARD,  JOHN  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted  at  Niagara,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  July  1,  1864;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  D,  September  17,  1864;  wounded,  October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek, 
Virginia;  absent,  at  muster  out  of  company. 


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STEWART,  ROBERT  —  Age,  36  years.  Enlisted  at  Concord,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  January  12,  1865;  mustered 
out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

STEWART,  CHARLES  J. —  Age,  29  years.  Enlisted,  August  21,  1862,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August  25, 
1862;  transferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with 
detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

STEWART,  HENRY  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  February  26,  1865;  mustered 
out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

STEWART,  JOHN  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  December  16,  1862;  killed,  June  4, 
1863,  while  on  picket. 

STILL,  ALFRED  — Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  10,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  December  9,  1862,  at  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

STILLSON,  LYMAN  D. —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  September  16,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  Septem 
ber  20,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  December  14,  1862,  at  Annapolis, 
Maryland. 

STOOLFIRE,  IRWIN  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  June  1,  1862 ;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864, 
at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

STOKES,  JOHN  H. —  Age,  17  years.  Enlisted,  August  13,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  musician,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

STONE,  HARMOND  E. —  Age,  30  years.  Enlisted,  September  6,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  September 
10,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  November  28,  1862,  at  Convalescent 
Camp. 

STONE,  WILLIAM  H.— Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  September  13,  1861,  at 
Forestville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  Septem 
ber  16,  1851 ;  discharged  for  disability,  February  14,  1863,  at  Convalescent 
Camp,  near  Alexandria,  Virginia. 

STONEHOUSE,  JAMES  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  16,  1861,  at  Mina, 
to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861  ; 
missing  in  action,  June,  1862,  at  Savage  Station,  Virginia;  no  further  record. 

STORY,  EDMUND  — Age,  35  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  July  15,  1864;  no  further  record. 

STRANG,  WILLIAM  — Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  C,  Septem 
ber  4,  1861;  returned  to  ranks,  April  20,  1862;  deserted,  June  1,  1862,  from 
Cold  Harbor,  Virginia. 

STRATTON,  JOSEPH  A.— Age,  31  years.  Enlisted,  August  31,  1862,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  September 
10,  1862;  transferred  to  Company  A,  September  17,  1864;  discharged  for 
disability,  March  16,  1865. 


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STRAYER,  LEVI  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Septem 
ber  20,  1861 ;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

STRINGHAM,  ADIN  C. — 'Age,  27  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22, 
1861 ;  died  of  disease,  October  3,  1863,  at  Annapolis,  Maryland. 

STRUB,  JOSEPH— Age,  35  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September  7,  1861;  deserted,  July  11, 
1863,  from  Waynesboro,  Pennsylvania. 

STRUIGHT,  MILTON  — Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September  18, 
1861;  discharged  for  disability,  September  1,  1862,  at  hospital,  Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania. 

STUBER,  CHARLES  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  January  21,  1864,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  January  27,  1864; 
mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

STUBER,  PETER — Age,  44  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  wagoner,  Company  B,  August  28,  1861 ;  discharged  for 
disability,  February  13,  1863,  at  Alexandria,  Virginia. 

STURDEVANT,  CHARLES  —  Age,  33  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at 
Jamestown,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  K,  Sep 
tember  18,  1861;  returned  to  ranks,  March  31,  1862;  died  of  congestion  of 
lungs,  September  30,  1862,  at  Bakersville,  Maryland. 

SULLIVAN,  JOHN  — Age,  39  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1851;  died 
of  accidental  wounds,  October  2,  1862,  at  Alexandria,  Virginia. 

SULLIVAN,  MAURICE  P. —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1862,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September 
6,  1862;  transferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  wounded  in  action, 
March  25,  1865,  at  Petersburg,  Virginia;  mustered  out,  June  8,  1865,  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 

SWALLOW,  JOHN  T  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  2,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861; 
deserted,  August  4,  1862,  from  Harrison's  Landing,  Virginia. 

SWEENEY,  EDWARD  —  Age,  date,  place  of  enlistment  and  muster  in  as 
private,  Company  A,  not  stated;  recruit;  mustered  out  with  company, 
June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

SWEENEY,  JAMES  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted  at  Utica,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  September  19,  1864;  no  further 
record. 

SWEENEY,  PATRICK — Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  K,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  A,  August 
24,  1864;  discharged  for  promotion  to  second  lieutenant,  One  Hundred  and 
Eighty-eighth  Infantry,  November  23,  1864. 

SWEET,  LINFORD  —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 


278  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

wounded  in  action,  September  17,  1862,  at  Antietam,  Maryland;  discharged 
for  his  wounds,  December  12,  1862. 

SWEET,  ORRIN  S. —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  14,  1863 ;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  D,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 

SWICK,  HUGH  M. —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  8,  1861,  at  Lockport, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August  31,  1861 ; 
mustered  out  with  company,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

SWICKER,  GEORGE  —  Age,  42  years.  Enlisted,  August  21,  1861,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August  31, 
1861 ;  deserted,  September  20,  1861,  from  Park  Barracks,  New  York  City. 

TAGGART,  EDGAR  E. —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  1,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  no  date. 

TALL,  RICHARD  —  Age,  31  years.  Enlisted,  September  1,  1862,  at  Lockport, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September  11, 
1862;  transferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with 
detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

TALLADY,  THOMAS  E. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  14,  1861,  at 
Somerset,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  Sep 
tember  16,  1861 ;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

TANNER,  REUBEN  B. —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  13,  1861,  at 
Panama,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August 
30,  1861 ;  absent,  sick,  at  muster  out  of  company. 

TAYLOR,  JAMES  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted  at  Galen,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  February  22,  1865 ;  mustered  out 
with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

TAYLOR,  JERRY  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  13,  1861,  at  Clymer, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
transferred  to  Company  I,  September  21,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability, 
October  23,  1862,  at  Newark,  New  Jersey. 

TAYLOR,  PETER  A.— Age,  25  years.  Enrolled,  August  1,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  second  lieutenant,  Company  D,  October 
21,  1861;  promoted  first  lieutenant,  May  31,  1862;  discharged,  September  6, 
1863;  commissioned  second  lieutenant,  January  20,  1862,  with  rank  from 
September  20,  1861,  original;  first  lieutenant,  June  10,  1862,  with  rank  from 
May  31,  1862,  vice  George  Holden  Selkirk,  promoted. 

TAYLOR,  ROBERT  H.— Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  23,  1861,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H.  August  31, 
1861 ;  captured  in  action,  May  4,  1863,  at  Fredericksburg,  Virginia ;  paroled, 
no  date;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  E,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 


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TELLER,  JOHN  B. —  Private,  Company  ,  Thirty-third  Infantry,  trans 
ferred  to  Company  A,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded  in  action, 
May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  D,  First 
Regiment,  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  no  date ;  mustered  out,  July  14,  1865,  at 
Elmira,  New  York. 

TENNEY,  NEWTON  F. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  1,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24, 
1861;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  wounded  in  action,  May 
6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  discharged,  April  21,  1865. 

TERRY,  SEWARD  HARMON  —  Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  5,  1861,  at 
Clymer,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  G,  August 
30,  1861 ;  promoted  second  lieutenant,  December  26,  1861 ;  first  lieutenant, 
April  29,  1862;  mustered  in  as  captain,  December  1,  1862;  killed  in  action, 
May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia.  Commissioned 
second  lieutenant,  February  12,  1862,  with  rank  from  December  23,  1861,  vice 
Justin  G.  Thompson,  resigned ;  first  lieutenant,  May  19,  1862,  with  rank 
from  April  29,  1862,  vice  Phineas  Stevens,  resigned;  captain,  November  11, 
1862,  with  rank  from  September  2,  1862,  vice  Jeremiah  C.  Drake,  promoted. 

TEWEY,  TIMOTHY  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  1,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
deserted,  June  14,  1863,  from  Brook's  Station,  Virginia. 

THEIS,  JOHN  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  March  6,  1862;  re-enlisted  as  a 
veteran,  March  13,  1864;  killed  in  action,  August  21,  1864,  near  Charlestown, 
West  Virginia. 

THIELMAN,  LEONARD  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  5,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September 
6,  1861 ;  deserted,  September  1,  1862,  from  Fairfax  Court  House,  Virginia. 

THOENNE,  JACOB  —  Age,  41  years.  Enlisted,  August  2,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861  ; 
discharged  for  disability,  January  10,  1862,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

THOMAS,  JOHN  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  27,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  28,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  25,  1863;  wounded  in  action,  May  12,  1864, 
at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  B,  Septem 
ber  17,  1864;  promoted  corporal,  May  19,  1865;  mustered  out  with  company, 
June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

THOMAS,  PETER  — Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  transferred  to  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  promoted  corporal,  June  17,  1865;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

THOMPSON,  GEORGE  — Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  9,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861 ; 
deserted,  December  31,  1861,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

THOMPSON,  HIRAM  P.— Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  August  31, 
1861;  promoted  corporal,  November  1,  1862;  sergeant,  March  3,  1863; 


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re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  February  11,  1864;  wounded  in  action,  May  4,  1863, 
at  Fredericksburg,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864; 
promoted  regimental  commissary  sergeant,  June  17,  1865;  mustered  out  with 
regiment,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

THOMPSON,  JUSTIN  G. —  Age,  24  years.  Enrolled,  August  16,  1861,  at 
Stockton,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  second  lieutenant,  Company 
G,  August  30,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  December  23,  1861 ;  com 
missioned  second  lieutenant,  September  30,  1861,  with  rank  from  September 
5,  1861,  original. 

THOMPSON,  NORMAN  R.— Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at 
Stockton,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  G,  August 
30,  1861 ;  promoted  sergeant,  December  26,  1861,  wounded  in  action,  Sep 
tember  17,  1862,  at  Antietam,  Maryland;  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness, 
Virginia;  promoted  regimental  commissary  sergeant,  July  30,  1864;  mustered 
out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

THOMPSON,  WAYNE  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  5,  1861,  at  Clymer, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  May  3,  1862,  at  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

THOMPSON,  WILLIAM  H. —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at 
Jamestown,  to  serve  three  years,  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  Sep 
tember  18,  1861 ;  transferred  to  Navy  in  December,  1863. 

THORN,  STEPHEN  C. —  Age,  38  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at 
Portchester,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C, 
September  20,  1861;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  killed  in 
action,  June  5,  1864,  at  Cold  Harbor,  Virginia. 

THORNTON,  ANDREW  —  Age,  34  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  died  of  fever,  April  10,  1862,  at  Newport  News,  Virginia. 

TICE,  JOHN  — Age,  37  years.  Enlisted,  September  8,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September  9,  1861 ; 
discharged,  January  26,  1862. 

TICKNOR,  ALROY  A. —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  14,  1861,  at  Ashville, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  May  29,  1862,  at  Mount  Pleasant  Hospital,  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. ;  subsequent  service  as  captain,  Company  ,  One  Hundred 

and  Twelfth  Infantry. 

TIFFANY,  WALLACE  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  November  19,  1861,  at 
Ellicott,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  November 
21,  1861;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863;  captured  in  action, 
May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  absent,  prisoner  of  war,  at  muster  out  of  company. 

TILLINGHAST,  HENRY  D.— Age,  30  years.  Enrolled,  August  1,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  quartermaster,  October  21, 
1861  ;  died  of  disease  in  May,  1862,  at  Fortress  Monroe,  Virginia.  Commis 
sioned  first  lieutenant  and  quartermaster,  January  20,  1862,  with  rank  from 
September  18,  1861,  original. 


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New  York  Volunteers  281 

TINDAL,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  33  years.  Enlisted,  August  31,  1861,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  H,  September 
6,  1861;  promoted  first  sergeant,  March  30,  1862;  mustered  in  as  second 
lieutenant,  August  3,  1862;  dismissed,  February  24,  1864.  Commissioned 
second  lieutenant,  October  11,  1862,  with  rank  from  August  3,  1862,  vice 
William  De  Lancey  Boughton,  promoted. 

TISDALE,  GEORGE  M  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  transferred  to  Company  C, 
September  17,  1864;  mustered  out,  May  15,  1865,  at  Elmira,  New  York. 

TODD,  HOLLIS  D. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  fifer,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
promoted  fife  major,  September  1,  1863;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December 
16,  1853;  mustered  out  with  regiment,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

TOLAND,  JOHN  —  Age,  30  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  January  29,  1862;  promoted  corporal, 
March  26,  1862;  deserted,  May  29,  1862,  from  New  Bridge,  Virginia. 

TOTTEN,  STEPHEN  —  Age,  date,  place  of  enlistment  and  muster  in  as  private, 
Company  E,  not  stated ;  deserted,  no  date. 

TRIER,  HENRY  — Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  September  11,  1862,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September  15, 
1862;  transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with 
detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

TRITSCHLER,  CHARLES  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  10,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  B,  September 
12,  1861 ;  discharged  for  hypertrophy  of  the  heart,  March  12,  1863,  at  hospital, 
Baltimore,  Maryland. 

TROMMETER,  HENRY  —  Age,  39  years.  Enlisted,  August  9,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  27,  1861 ; 
mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York. 

TROUTMAN,  PETER  —  Age,  41  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  March  12,  1862;  discharged, 
November  20,  1862,  at  Fort  McHenry,  Maryland. 

TRUAX,  CHARLES  L. —  Private,  Company  B,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded,  May  5,  1864, 
at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  A,  September  17,  1864; 
discharged  for  disability,  April  28,  1865. 

TRUAX,  JOSEPH  H. —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry,  trans 
ferred  to  Company  A,  this  regiment,  September  17,  1864;  discharged  for 
disability,  April  28,  1865. 

TUCKER,  ALBERT  D.— Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Fre 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  A,  August 
24,  1861 ;  died  of  disease,  November  13,  1862,  at  Fairfax  Seminary  Hospital, 
Virginia. 

TUCKER,  DARIUS  — Age,  35  years.  Enlisted,  September  14,  1861,  at  Fre 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  September 
16,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  December  19,  1862,  at  Convalescent  Camp, 
Virginia. 


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TURK,  RICE  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  16,  1861,  at  Forestville, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  September  28,  1861 ; 
died  of  typhoid  fever,  June  19,  1862,  at  Trent  House  Hospital,  Virginia. 

TURNER,  HENRY  —  Age,  34  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1861,  at  Portchester, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  September  20, 
1851 ;  deserted  from  hospital,  Yorktown,  Virginia,  no  date. 

TURNER,  JAMES  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Kiantone,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  December  21,  1863;  wounded 
in  action,  April  2,  1865,  near  Petersburg,  Virginia ;  discharged  for  disability, 
June  3,  1865,  at  Stanton  Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C. 

TURNER,  JOHN  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  December  4,  1862,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  December  24,  1862 ; 
transferred  to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company, 
June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

TURNER,  JOHN  —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted  at  Ellicott,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  February  6,  1864 ;  captured  in  action, 
May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia ;  died,  September  6, 
1864,  while  a  prisoner  of  war,  at  Andersonville,  Georgia.  Grave  No.  7670. 

TURNER,  MYRON  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  and  promoted  corporal,  December  16,  1863;  wounded  in  action, 
May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia ;  transferred  to  Twenty-second 
Company,  Second  Battalion,  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  March  21,  1865,  from 
which  mustered  out,  November  21,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

TURNER,  ORION  —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  August  9,  1862,  at  hospital,  Fortress 
Monroe,  Virginia. 

TOSH,  ALEXANDER  —  Age,  26  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September  15,  1864;  captured, 
March  27,  1865,  at  Petersburg,  Virginia ;  paroled,  no  date ;  mustered  out 
with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

TOMPKINS,  JAMES  H. —  Age,  31  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at 
Portchester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  C, 
September  4,  1861;  died,  August  6,  1863,  at  North  Castle,  New  York. 

TOUMEY,  DENNIS  —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  September  5,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September  6, 
1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  no  date ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  25, 
1863 ;  returned  to  ranks,  no  date ;  transferred  to  Company  B,  September  17, 
1864;  discharged,  May  24,  1865. 

TYLER,  MORTIMER  LE VERNE  — Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  5,  1861,  at 
Clymer,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  first  sergeant,  Company  G, 
August  30,  1861;  as  second  lieutenant,  September  2,  1862;  killed  in  action, 
May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  prior  service  in 
Eighty-third  Pennsylvania  Volunteers.  Commissioned  second  lieutenant, 
December  17,  1862,  with  rank  from  September  2,  1862,  vice  Fred  C.  Barger, 
promoted. 

TYLER,  WILLIAM  H.— Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Port 
chester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  September 
4,  1861 ;  present,  July  3,  1862 ;  discharged,  February  10,  1863. 


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UMBERHUNN,  RICHARD  —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  August  17,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August 
22,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863 ;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  C,  September  17,  1864;  promoted  corporal,  November  23,  1864;  sergeant, 
June  17,  1865;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington, 
D.  C. 

UTTLEY,  THOMAS  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  A,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded  in  action, 
May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  discharged  for  disability,  April  8, 
1865,  at  hospital. 

VAIL,  DAVID  W. —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  September  3,  1861,  at  Somer 
set,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September 
13,  1861;  promoted  corporal,  November  1,  1862;  returned  to  ranks,  no  date; 
promoted  corporal,  March  3,  1863;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at 
Buffalo,  New  York. 

VALENTINE,  HENRY  C. —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at 
Jamestown,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  Sep 
tember  18,  1861;  promoted  sergeant,  March  31,  1862;  sergeant-major,  Novem 
ber  1,  1862;  mustered  in  as  first  lieutenant,  Company  I,  March  1,  1863; 
killed  in  action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia.  Commissioned 
first  lieutenant,  February  27,  1863,  with  rank  from  January  21,  1863,  vice 
William  S.  Hudson,  Junior,  dismissed. 

VAN  BAALIN,  HENRY  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  September 
5,  1861 ;  killed  in  action,  May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia. 

VAN  BROCKLIN,  EDWIN  R. —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  August  15,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August 
28,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  January  28,  1862,  at  Camp  Griffin, 
Virginia. 

VAN  BRUNT,  ALBERT  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  November  5,  1862;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  absent,  wounded,  at  muster  out 
of  company. 

VANDERHORST,  HENRY — Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  captured  in  action, 
May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  paroled,  no  date; 
died  of  disease,  December  19,  1864,  at  Camp  Parole  Hospital,  Annapolis, 
Maryland. 

VANDERPOOL,  JAMES  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans- 
fered  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  transferred  to  Company 
A,  September  17,  1864;  wounded,  October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek,  Virginia; 
mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

VAN  GELDER,  ALFRED  —  Private,  Company  H,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans- 
fered  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  B,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washing 
ton,  D.  C. 


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VAN  GELDER,  HENRY  M. —  Private,  Company  H,  Thirty-third  Infantry; 
transferred  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  February  4,  1863;  captured  and 
paroled,  no  dates;  transferred  to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  dis 
charged,  June  16.  1865. 

VAN  VOLKENBURG,  TIMOTHY  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861, 
at  Fredonia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A, 
August  24,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  December  8,  1862,  at  Camp  Belle 
Plain,  Virginia. 

VAUGHN,  PATRICK  J.—  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September 
3,  1861 ;  transferred  to  western  gunboat,  "  Mound  City,"  no  date. 

VEDDER,  GUSTAVUS  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  27,  1861,  at  West- 
field,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861 ;  transferred  to  Company  1,  September  21,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran, 
December  16,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action,  May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Vir 
ginia;  transferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with 
company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

VEDDER,  WILLIAM  S. —  Private,  Company  B,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  A,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washing 
ton,  D.  C. 

VEITH,  JOSEPH  — Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  September  24,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September 
26,  1861 ;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New 
York. 

VICKERY,  EDGAR  R.— Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  September  3,  1861,  at  For- 
estville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  September 
6,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  February  19,  1863,  at  Baltimore,  Maryland. 

VIGALA,  BARTHOLOMEW  —  Age,  41  years.  Enlisted,  March  8,  1862,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  March  10, 
1862;  wounded  in  action,  July  2,  1863,  at  Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania;  trans 
ferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  September  16,  1863. 

VILBERT,  ANTHONY  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  7,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  drummer,  Company  F,  August  22, 
1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863 ;  transferred  to  Company 
C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 

VILMIER,  MICHAEL  —  Age,  date,  place  of  enlistment  and  muster  in  as 
private,  Company  D,  not  stated;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865, 
at  Washington,  D.  C. 

VISKNISKKI,  FELIX  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  14,  1861,  at  Fre 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August 
24,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  June  1,  1863,  at  hospital,  Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania. 

VOLTZE,  GEORGE  —  Private,  Company  H,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  transferred 
to  Company  A,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded  in  action,  May  12, 
1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  died,  May  18,  1864,  in  hospital 
at  Fredericksburg,  Virginia. 


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VON  GAYL,  FREDERIC  —  Age,  36  years.  Enrolled,  August  1,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  first  lieutenant,  Company  B,  August  28, 
1861 ;  died,  June  12,  1862,  in  hospital  at  White  House  Landing,  Virginia. 
Commissioned  first  lieutenant,  January  20,  1862,  with  rank  from  September 
5,  1861,  original. 

VOORHEES,  WEIZNER — Private,  Com'pany  H.  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  killed  in  action,  May  6, 
1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia. 

VOSBURG,  JACOB  —  Private,  Company  A,  First  Lincoln  Cavalry ;  trans 
ferred  to  this  regiment,  November  12,  1864,  for  promotion  to  second 
lieutenant;  no  further  record.  Commissioned,  not  mustered,  second  lieuten 
ant,  November  12,  1864,  with  rank  from  November  12,  1864,  vice  Charles  A. 
Sayres,  killed  in  action. 

WADDING,  PHILIP  —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  December  1,  1862;  killed  in 
action,  May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia. 

WAGNER,  JOHN  —  Age,  32  years.  Enlisted,  September  17,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September  18, 
1861 ;  died,  February  15,  1863,  in  hospital  at  Antietam,  Maryland. 

WAGNER,  NICHOLAS  I.— Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22, 
1861;  captured  in  action,  September  17,  1863,  near  Culpepper,  Virginia; 
paroled,  no  date;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo, 
New  York. 

WAHLEN,  JACOB  — Age,  18  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  March  6,  1862 ;  re-enlisted 
as  a  veteran,  March  13,  1864;  transferred  to  Company  D,  September  17, 
1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

WAIN,  CHARLES  — Age,  40  years.  Enlisted,  August  16,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
discharged,  no  date. 

WAIT,  RUFUS  R  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  17,  1861,  at  Lockport, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September  5, 
1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  26,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action, 
May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  E,  September  17,  1864;  discharged  for  disability,  April  7,  1865. 

WALDRON,  JAMES  A.— Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  August  6,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
promoted  corporal,  August  28,  1861  ;  sergeant,  January  1,  1862;  first  sergeant, 
no  date;  mustered  in  as  second  lieutenant,  October  4,  1862;  discharged, 
August  10,  1863.  Commissioned  second  lieutenant,  February  27,  1863,  with 
rank  from  October  4,  1862,  vice  William  S.  Bull,  promoted. 

WALKER,  ELIAS  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  June  29,  1864;  no  further  record. 

WALKER,  GEORGE  T. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24, 


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1861;  discharged  for  disability,  September  11,  1863,  at  hospital,  Washington, 
D.  C 

WALLS,  JAMES  —  Sergeant,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  wounded  in  action, 
May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia ;  transferred  to  Company  A,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  promoted  sergeant-major,  September  18,  1864;  mustered 
out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

WALSH,  WILLIAM  W.— Age,  37  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  31, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  December  14,  1861,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

WALTERS,  JOHN  — Age,  23  years.  Enlisted,  September  9,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  10, 
1861 ;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  July  1,  1863. 

WALTON,  EDWARD  W. —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  22, 
1861 ;  died  of  pneumonia,  February  7,  1862,  in  Regimental  Hospital  at  Camp 
Griffin,  Virginia. 

WARD,  FRANK  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  9,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861 ; 
wounded  in  action,  April  5,  1862,  at  Yorktown,  Virginia ;  transferred  to 
Sixteenth  Battalion,  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  no  date. 

WARD,  WARREN  A. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Ellicott,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  December  5,  1863;  killed  in 
action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia. 

WARK,  JOHN  F. —  Corporal,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  A,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863 ;  promoted  sergeant, 
no  date;  killed  in  action,  October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek,  Virginia. 

WARNER,  CHRISTIAN  H. —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August 
28,  1861 ;  transferred  to  western  gunboat  "  Mound  City,"  Mississippi  River, 
in  1862  or  1863. 

WARNER,  ENOS  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Fredonia,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
captured  in  skirmish,  September  24,  1863,  at  Stonehouse  Mountain,  Virginia; 
no  further  record. 

WARNER,  NILES  T. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  November  24,  1862,  at  hospital,  Newark, 
New  Jersey. 

WARREN,  HARLAN  P. —  Private,  Company  K,  Thirty-third  Infantry; 
appointed  musician,  no  date;  transferred  to  Company  D,  September  17, 
1864;  mustered  out  with  detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

WASHBURN,  ALBERT  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  promoted  first  sergeant,  no  date ;  mustered  in  as  second  lieutenant, 
March  1,  1863;  dismissed,  July  24,  1864.  Commissioned  second  lieutenant, 
February  27,  1863,  with  rank  from  February  4,  1863,  vice  Reuben  M.  Preston, 
promoted. 


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WATERMAN,  HIRAM  —  Age,  28  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  14,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action, 
May  10,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  D,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  promoted  sergeant,  September  20,  1864;  killed  in  action, 
October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek,  Virginia. 

WATKINS,  NICHOLAS  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  January  30,  1865 ;  mustered 
out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

WATSON,  JOHN  —  Age,  36  years.  Enlisted,  August  7,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861 ; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  De'cember  25,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action,  May  6,  1864, 
at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864; 
wounded,  April  2,  1865,  at  Petersburg,  Virginia ;  absent  at  muster  out  of 
Company. 

WEAVER,  HENRY  H. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  February  10,  1863,  from  hospital  at 
Annapolis,  Maryland. 

WEED,  JOHN  E. —  Age,  30  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at  Port- 
chester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  sergeant,  Company  C,  Septem 
ber  4,  1861 ;  returned  to  ranks,  July  1,  1863 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran, 
December  16,  1863;  promoted  sergeant,  February  21,  1864;  transferred  to 
Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  absent,  sick  in  hospital,  at  muster  out  of 
company. 

WEILER,  JOSEPH  —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  January  30,  1862 ;  discharged  for 
disability,  July  14,  1862,  at  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

WEINBERG,  ISAAC  —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted,  August  9,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  August  22,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  October  19,  1862,  at  Newport  News,  Virginia. 

WEINGERTNER,  MICHAEL  —  Age,  44  years.  Enlisted,  September  9,  1863,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  December 
9,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action,  May  8,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia ; 
mustered  out  for  disability,  May  22,  1865,  at  Tilton  Hospital,  Wilmington, 
Delaware. 

WEIRNER,  AUGUSTUS  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28, 
1861;  promoted  corporal,  May  13,  1863;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at 
Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York. 

WEISS,  JULIUS  A. —  Age,  20  years.  Enrolled  at  White  Oak  Church,  Vir 
ginia,  and  mustered  in  as  second  lieutenant,  Company  C,  December  11,  1862; 
discharged,  October  18,  1863,  for  promotion  to  captain  in  Seventh  United 
States  Colored  Troops ;  prior  service,  sergeant,  Company  C,  Twenty-first 
Infantry.  Commissioned  second  lieutenant,  December  13,  1862,  with  rank 
from  December  11,  1862,  vice  Henry  W.  Church,  dismissed. 

WEISSENBERGER,  GEORGE  —  Age,  34  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August 
22,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  March  10,  1862,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

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WEISSMANTEL,  JOHN  ADAM  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  28,  1861 ;  killed 
in  action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia. 

WELCH,  REDMOND  —  Age,  38  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at  Fredonia, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  June  25,  1862,  at  Fortress  Monroe,  Virginia. 

WELLINGTON,  LEVI  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Poland, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861; 
died,  March  15,  1862,  in  hospital  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

WELLINGTON,  WARREN  C. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at 
Jamestown,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  Sep 
tember  18,  1861 ;  died  of  disease,  August  17,  1862,  near  Chickahominy  River, 
Virginia. 

WELLS,  WILLIAM  H  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  musician,  Company  D,  August  28, 
1861 ;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York. 

WEST,  WILLIAM  H.— Age,  30  years.  Enlisted,  September  8,  1862,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September 
9,  1862;  deserted,  July  17,  1863,  from  Boonsboro,  Maryland. 

WHEELER,  BENJAMIN  E. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  5,  1861,  at 
Clymer,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August 
30,  1861;  died,  March  3,  1862,  in  hospital  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

WHEELER,  CHARLES  E. —  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  January  18,  1864;  transfered 
to  Company  A,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27, 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

WHEELER,  WILLIAM  F. —  Age,  26  years.  Enrolled,  September  6,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  captain,  Company  D,  October 
21,  1861 ;  dismissed,  October  4,  1862,  for  absence  without  leave.  Commis 
sioned  captain,  January  20,  1862,  with  rank  from  September  6,  1861,  original. 

WHITCOMB,  EUGENE  — Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  March  10,  1862,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  wagoner,  Company  E,  March  13,  1863 ; 
transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  discharged,  March  10,  1865. 

WHITE,  BENAJAH  B.— Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  September  7,  1861,  at 
Medina,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September 
16,  1861;  promoted  corporal,  January  12,  1862;  captured  in  action,  May  4, 
1863,  at  Fredericksburg,  Virginia;  promoted  sergeant,  November  18,  1863; 
paroled,  no  date;  mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo, 
New  York. 

WHITE,  JAMES  —  Age,  29  years.  Enlisted  at  Newfane,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  October  1,  1864;  no  further  record. 

WHITE,  JOHN  C.— Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  1,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  August  22,  1861; 
promoted  corporal,  November  1,  1861;  first  sergeant,  May  8,  1862;  mustered 
in  as  second  lieutenant,  November  28,  1862;  as  first  lieutenant,  September 
7,  1863;  captain,  May  10,  1864;  captured  in  action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsyl- 
vania  Court  House,  Virginia;  transferred  to  Company  B  on  consolidation, 
September  17,  1864;  absent,  prisoner  of  war,  at  muster  out  of  company; 


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veteran;  no  further  record.  Commissioned  second  lieutenant,  February  27, 
1863,  with  rank  from  November  27,  1862,  vice  Elisha  W.  Hunt,  resigned; 
first  lieutenant,  December  19,  1863,  with  rank  from  September  7,  1863,  vice 
Peter  A.  Taylor,  discharged. 

WHITE,  JOSEPH  —  Private,  Company  F,  Thirty-third  Infantry ;  transferred 
to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  transferred  to  Veteran 
Reserve  Corps,  April,  15,  1864. 

WIDMER,  SAMUEL  —  Age,  30  years.  Enlisted,  August  2,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  May  11,  1862,  at  Alexandria,  Virginia. 

WIEDER,  JOSEPH  I. —  Private,  Company  C,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  trans- 
fered  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  died  in  Insane  Hospital 
at  Washington,  D.  C.,  no  date. 

WIES,  Louis  —  Age,  41  years.  Enlisted,  September  15,  1862,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  September  16, 
1862;  transferred  to  Company  F,  Sixth  Regiment,  Veteran  Reserve  Corps, 
September  27,  1863,  from  which  mustered  out,  July  10,  1865,  at  Cincinnati, 
Ohio. 

WIGGINS,  WILLIAM  THEODORE  —  Age,  26  years.  Enrolled,  August  1,  1861, 
at  New  York  City,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  second  lieutenant, 
Company  C,  September  4,  1861 ;  as  first  lieutenant,  January  6,  1862 ;  as 
captain,  June  16,  1863 ;  killed  in  action,  May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness, 
Virginia.  Commissioned  second  lieutenant,  January  20,  1862,  with  rank  from 
September  4,  1861,  original ;  first  lieutenant,  February  24,  1862,  with  rank 
from  January  24,  1862,  vice  Gilbert  J.  Greene,  resigned ;  captain,  June  6,  1863, 
with  rank  from  December  10,  1862,  vice  William  Ellis,  promoted. 

WIGHTMAN,  IRA  B. —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Fre- 
donia,  to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  August  24, 
1861 ;  transferred  to  Company  E,  Twentieth  Regiment,  Veteran  Reserve 
Corps,  October  17,  1863,  from  which  mustered  out,  November  21,  1865. 

WILBUR,  SOLOMON  —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted,  August  20,  1861,  at  Panama, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30,  1861 ; 
discharged  for  disability,  March  8,  1863,  at  camp  near  White  Oak  Church, 
Virginia. 

WILCOX,  ALAMANDO  —  Age,  30  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  18,  1861 ;  deserted, 
May  29,  1862,  from  New  Bridge,  Virginia. 

WILCOX,  ALFRED  E. —  Age,  26  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861;  wounded  in  action,  September  17,  1862  ,at  Antietam,  Maryland; 
mustered  out,  October  18,  1864,  at  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York. 

WILCOX,  ALONZO  D. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  22,  1861,  at  Lock- 
port,  to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September 
16,  1861 ;  died  of  typhoid  fever,  February  19,  1862,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

WILCOX,  DANIEL  — Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  14,  1863 ;  killed  in  action,  May 
12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia. 


290  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

WILCOX,  GEORGE  —  Age,  40  years.  Enlisted,  September  4,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September  5, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  January  28,  1862,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

WILCOX,  GEORGE  —  Age,  30  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  D,  September  6,  1861 ;  discharged  for 
disability,  November  4,  1862,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

WILCOX,  SEYMOUR  H. —  Age,  36  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28, 
1861;  died,  no  date,  at  Buffalo,  New  York  . 

WILCOX,  VAN  — Age,  31  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  Jamestown, 
to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September  18, 
1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  November  2,  1862,  at  hospital,  Washington, 
D.  C 

WILDER,  FRANCIS  M. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  29,  1862;  promoted 
corporal,  no  date;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  October  4,  1863. 

WILDER,  JOSEPH  D. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Stock 
ton,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861;  discharged  for  disability,  December  27,  1862. 

WILDER,  WALTER  D.—  Age,  24  years.  Enlisted,  August  12,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
promoted  corporal,  August  28,  1861 ;  sergeant,  March  30,  1863 ;  first  sergeant, 
no  date ;  mustered  in  as  first  lieutenant,  December  5,  1863 ;  wounded  in 
action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia;  mustered  in  as  captain, 
July  12,  1864;  transferred  to  Company  C  on  consolidation,  September  17, 
1864;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 
Commissioned  first  lieutenant,  November  13,  1863,  with  rank  from  May  14, 

1863,  vice   George   W.   Gilman,   discharged ;   captain,   August   12,   1864,   with 
rank  from  May  18,  1864,  vice  Reuben  E.  Heacock,  killed  in  action. 

WILKEN,  CHRISTOPHER  —  Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  7,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  B,  August  22, 
1861-  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863;  killed  in  action,  May  6, 

1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia. 

WILLIAMS,  CHARLES  —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted  at  Clarence,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  February  1,  1865 ;  mustered 
out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

WILLIAMS,  CHARLES  —  Age,  27  years.  Enlisted  at  Lancaster,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  February  25,  1865; 
absent,  in  arest,  April  30,  1865;  no  further  record. 

WILLIAMS,  EDWIN  C.— Age,  25  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at 
Poland,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861;  discharged  for  disability,  February  3,  1862,  at  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia. 

WILLIAMS,  JOHN  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September  12,  1861 ;  deserted, 
September  12,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 

WILLIAMS,  LEROY  D. —  Age,  43  years.  Enlisted,  September  11,  1861,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  F,  September 
13,  1861 ;  discharged  in  July,  1862,  at  Annapolis  Junction,  Maryland. 


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WILLIAMS,  LEVI  A. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  6,  1861,  at  West- 
field,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  September 
12,  1861 ;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  February  15,  1864. 

WILLIAMS,  ROBERT  J. —  Age,  20  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  July  7,  1864;  no  further 
record. 

WILLIAMS,  SHERMAN  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1861,  at  West- 
field,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  G,  August  30, 
1861 ;  promoted  corporal,  June  23,  1862 ;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve 
Corps,  April  10,  1864,  from  which  mustered  out,  September  8,  1864,  at  New 
York  City. 

WILLIAMS,  THEODORE  C. — Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  21,  1861,  at 
Lockport,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  Septem 
ber  24,  1861 ;  promoted  sergeant,  no  date ;  died,  July  8,  1862,  at  Portsmouth 
Grove  Hospital,  Rhode  Island. 

WILLIAMS,  WILLIAM  H. —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at 
Portchester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  20,  1861 ;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  December  16,  1863 ;  wounded  in 
action,  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia ;  died,  June  8, 
1864,  in  hospital,  at  Alexandria,  Virginia. 

WILSON,  CHARLES  R  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  6,  1862,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  Septem 
ber  7,  1862 ;  promoted  corporal,  August  15,  1863 ;  wounded  in  action,  May  5, 
1864,  and  died  of  his  wounds,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia. 

WILSON,  DANIEL  L. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
18,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  October  13,  1862,  at  hospital,  Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania. 

WILSON,  ROBERT  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  28,  1861,  at  Port 
chester,  to  serve  three  years;  mustered  in  as  corporal,  Company  C,  Septem 
ber  20,  1861 ;  killed  in  action,  May  6,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia. 

WILSON,  WILLIAM  —  Age  24  years.  Enlisted,  September  7,  1862,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  September  17, 
1862;  transferred  to  Company  D,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with 
detachment,  June  16,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

WINEGARDNER,  JAMES  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  19,  1861,  at  Buf 
falo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28, 
1861 ;  discharged,  for  disability,  April  23,  1862,  at  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

WINNEY,  HENRY  —  Private,  Company  E,  Thirty-third  Infantry;  captured, 
May  4,  1863,  at  Fredericksburg,  Virginia;  paroled,  May  15,  1863,  at  City 
Paint,  Virginia ;  transferred  to  Company  D,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863 ; 
to  Company  B,  September  17,  1864;  discharged,  June  16,  1865. 

WINTERS,  WILLISON  —  Age,  19  years.  Enlisted,  August  21,  1861,  at  Forest- 
ville,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  August  28, 
1861;  deserted,  September  19,  1862,  from  Antietam,  Maryland. 

WITHERELL,  SEYMOUR  B. —  Private,  Company  E,  Thirty-third  Infantry; 
transferred  to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Veteran 
Reserve  Corps,  September  1,  1863. 


292  History  of  the  49th  Regiment 

WITTER,  WILLIAM  OWEN  —  Private,  Company  D,  Thirty-third  Infantry ; 
transferred  to  Company  I,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  captured  in  action, 
May  5,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness,  Virginia ;  transferred  to  Company  D,  Sep 
tember  17,  1864;  died  in  prison,  December  5,  1864,  at  Andersonville,  Georgia. 
Grave  No.  12,227. 

WONDERLIN,  FRANKLIN  —  Private,  Company  C,  Thirty-third  Infantry; 
transferred  to  Company  G,  this  regiment,  October  1,  1863;  to  Company  A, 
September  17,  1864;  wounded,  October  19,  1864,  at  Cedar  Creek,  Virginia; 
discharged  for  disability,  January  3,  1865. 

WOOD,  EDWARD  M. —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  September  9,  1861,  at 
Medina,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  H,  September 
13,  1861 ;  wounded  and  captured,  May  4,  1863,  at  Fredericksburg,  Virginia ; 
paroled  in  November,  1863;  promoted  corporal,  April  28,  1864;  transferred 
to  Company  E,  September  17,  1864;  discharged,  June  23,  1865. 

WOOD,  GEORGE  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  August  6,  1861,  at  Buffalo,  to 
serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  August  28,  1861 ; 
died  of  disease,  November  10,  1863,  at  Hagerstown,  Maryland. 

WOODARD,  SAMUEL  J. —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  August  26,  1861,  at  James 
town  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  K,  September 
17,  1862,  at  Antietam,  Maryland;  discharged  for  his  wounds,  no  date. 

WOOLSEY,  ELLIOTT  H. —  Private,  Company  -  — ,  Thirty-third  lufantry ; 
transferred  to  this  regiment,  unassigned,  October  1,  1863;  no  further  record. 

WRIGHT,  BENJAMIN  —  Age,  22  years.  Enlisted,  September  2,  1861,  at 
Portchester,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  C,  Sep 
tember  20,  1861 ;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  August  1,  1863. 

WRIGHT,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted,  January  24,  1864,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  E,  January  25,  1864 ; 
transferred  to  Company  C,  September  17,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company, 
June  27,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

WUERZ,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  28  years.  Enrolled,  August  1,  1861,  at  Buffalo, 
to  serve  three  years  ;  mustered  in  as  second  lieutenant,  Company  B,  October 
21,  1861 ;  discharged  for  disability,  March  30,  1862.  Commissioned  second 
lieutenant,  January  20,  1862,  with  rank  from  September  20,  1861,  original. 

YORK,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  35  years.  Enlisted  at  Fredonia,  to  serve  three 
years,  and  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  A,  September  3,  1861 ;  deserted, 
September  11,  1861,  from  Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  New  York. 

YOUNG,  JAMES  —  Age,  date,  place  of  enlistment  and  muster  in  as  private, 
Company  D,  not  stated ;  mustered  out  with  company,  June  27,  1865,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C.  - 

ZIMMER,  JOHN  —  Age,  21  years.  Enlisted  at  Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years, 
and  mustered  in  as  private,  unassigned,  May  25,  1864;  no  further  record. 

ZIMMERMAN,  WILLIAM  —  Age,  18  years.  Enlisted,  February  18,  1862,  at 
Buffalo,  to  serve  three  years ;  mustered  in  as  private,  Company  I,  February 
19,  1862;  discharged  for  disability,  December  27,  1862,  at  Baltimore, 
Maryland. 


INDEX 


(The  numbers  refer  to  pages.) 


"  A  BAD  Half  Hour  with  General 
'  Baldy  Smith ;'  article  by  Sergeant 
Alexander  H.  McKelvy,  143-145. 

Abraham's  Creek,  70. 

Acheon,  Charles,  169. 

Ackerly,  Felix,  169. 

Acquia  Creek,  base  of  supplies,  25; 
200,  235,  239. 

Adams,  Jacob,  169. 

Adams,  James,  1. 

Adams,  John,  169. 

Adams,  Samuel,  wounded,  33;  169. 

Affolter,  Samuel,  169. 

Akins,  John,  169. 

Albany,  28,  90,  155,  176,  177,  191. 

Alberger,  Franklin  A.,  1. 

Alberger,  William  Clendenin,  field 
and  staff  officers,  3 ;  wounded,  22  • 
169,  224. 

Alexander,  203. 

Alexander,  Quartermaster,  142,  143. 

Alexandria,  place  of  embarkation  for 
Peninsula  campaign,  7 ;  arrival  of 
Army  of  Potomac,  August  23,  1862 
16;  173,  178,  179,  182,  196,  197,  198, 
204,  214,  222,  225,  227,  229,  235, 
240,  242,  249,  250,  253,  276,  277,  289, 
291. 

Allegany,  206,  262. 

Allen,  Andrew  J.,  169. 

Allen,  George  M.,  169. 

Allen,  James,  wounded,  46;  169,  170. 

Allen,  Joseph,  170. 

Allen,  Mrs.  Orlando,  155. 

Allman,  John,  170. 

"All  Quiet  Along  the  Potomac," 
poem  by  Etheldina  Eliot  Beers, 
131,  132. 

Alteman,  John  Peter,  170. 

Altum,  William,  170. 

Alverson,  Nathan  F.,  170. 

Amidon,  John  N.,  170. 

"An  Amusing  Incident  in  Camp 
Life,"  article  by  Sherman  Williams, 
119. 

Anderson,  Adolph,  170. 

Anderson,  John,  170. 

Andersonville  Prison,  47,  202,  208, 
210,  227,  229,  282,  292. 

Andrews,  James  M.,  170. 

Andrews,  Robert,  170. 


Anglicker,  Bernard,  170. 

Annapolis,  118,  172,  174,  192,  197,  201, 
217,  253,  255,  275,  276,  277,  283,  287. 

Annapolis  Junction,  hospitals  at,  153 ; 
179,  183,  258,  290. 

Annis,  Alonzo,  170. 

"A  Notable  Artillery  Shot,"  article 
by  Sergeant  Alexander  H.  Mc 
Kelvy,  139,  140. 

Antietam,  record  in  Fox's  "  Three 
Hundred  Fighting  Regiments,"  5; 
fording  creek,  20,  36;  after  battle 
at  Couch's  Division  was  assigned 
to  Sixth  Corps,  23 ;  37,  46,  145,  155 
175,  198,  200,  209,  210,  228,  243,  270,' 
274,  278,  280,  285,  289,  291. 

Antietam  Hospital,  219,  228,  234. 

Antietam  National  Cemetery,  89,  9G. 

"  A  Personal  Interview  with  Presi 
dent  Lincoln,"  article  by  Major 
Fred  C.  Barger,  135,  136. 

Aplin,  Horace  W.,  170. 

Appomattox  Court  House,  6,  86,  156. 

Apthorp,  Thomas,  wounded,  53;  170. 

Arbor,  John,  wounded,  53;  170. 

Arkison,  Thomas,  170. 

Arlington  Cemetery,  88. 

Armenslo,  John,  170. 

Armory  Square  Hospital,  27,  172. 

Armstrong,  George,  170. 

Armstrong,  William,  wounded,  86 : 
170. 

Army  of  the  Potomac,  49th  Regiment 
participated  in  all  the  battles  of,  6 ; 
reviewed  by  President  Lincoln  by 
moonlight,  15 ;  withdrawn  from 
Peninsula,  15 ;  turned  over  piece 
meal  to  General  Pope,  16 ;  under 
command  of  General  McClellan, 
17;  hot  on  trail  of  Confederates, 
18;  under  command  of  General 
Burnside,  23 ;  divided  into  three 
grand  divisions,  25;  under  com 
mand  of  General  Hooker,  28;  re 
viewed  by  President  Lincoln,  in 
April,  1863,  29;  under  command  of 
General  Meade,  34;  in  line  of  bat 
tle  to  prevent  Lee  from  crossing 
the  Potomac  river  after  Gettysburg, 
36;  much  marching  and  counter 
marching,  37;  general  movement 


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Index 


of,  38;  Smith's  Division  of,  41; 
under  command  of  General  Grant, 
42;  heavy  charges  by  left  and  right 
wings,  60;  lay  upon  arid  plain  at 
Cold  Harbor  for  ten  days,  61 ; 
failed  to  take  Petersburg  by  sur 
prise,  62;  Sixth  Corps  ordered  to 
reinforce,  66;  new  era  in  history 
of  Sixth  Corps,  67;  Sixth  Corps 
became  part  of  again,  85 ;  being  re 
organized  by  General  McClellan, 
95;  moved  to  the  Rappahannock 
river,  104;  49th  Regiment  partici 
pated  in  all  principal  engagements, 
125;  withdrawn  to  north  bank  of 
Rappahannock  river,  139;  most 
graceful  horseman  in,  141. 

Army  of  the  Tennessee,  won  many 
decisive  victories  under  General 
Thomas,  141. 

Arnold,  Lucius,  170. 

"Arrowsmith,  T.  V.",  transport  car 
rying  soldiers  from  Alexandria  to 
Fortress  Monroe,  7. 

Ashville^m,  280. 

"  A  Soldier's  Grave,"  poem  by  John 
D.  Wells,  102. 

Aspell,  James,  171. 

Atherly,  Rollin  D.,  171. 

"  A  Tribute  to  a  Loyal  Virginian," 
article  by  Sherman  Williams,  140, 
141. 

"A  Typical  Foraging  Expedition," 
article  by  Sergeant  Alexander  H. 
McKelvy,  133,  134. 

Austin,  William,  171. 

Ayres'  Battery,  8,  13,  214. 

BABCOCK,  AMOS,  171. 

Bacon,  Edwin,  captured,  47;  88,  172. 

Bacon,  Leander,  172. 

Bagley,  Alonzo,  172. 

Bagnall,  Samuel  A.,  172. 

Bailey,  Henry,  172. 

Bailey,  Nelson,  172. 

Bailey,  Willard  W.,  172. 

Bailey's  Cross  Roads,  235. 

Baker,  Charles,  172. 

Baker,  Frank,  captured,  38;  172. 

Baker,  James  A.,  wounded  and  died, 
27;  89,  172. 

Baker,  Jerome  P.,  172. 

Baker,  John  G.,  88,  173. 

Bakersville,  176,  188,  195,  224,  247, 
277. 

Baldwin,  Ebenezer,  173. 

Ball,  Samuel,  173.    , 

Ballard,  John,  173. 

Ballon,  Schuyler  S.,  invocation  at 
dedication  of  Gettysburg  Monu 
ment,  88;  173. 


Ballou,  Stephen  D.,  173. 
Baltimore,  49th  Regiment  passed 
thru,  7;  protected  by  Sixth 
Corps,  34;  188,  196,  217,  221,  222, 
232,  235,  248,  264,  273,  274,  281,  284, 
292. 

Banker,  John,  wounded,  46;  173. 
Banker,  William,  173. 

Banks'  Ford,  30. 

Baquet,  Nicholas,  killed,  37;  89,  173. 

Barbould,  Barton  C,  173. 

Barbell,  George,  173. 

Barber,  Frank  W.,  173. 

Barbour,  George  W.,  173. 

Bardman,  John,  174. 

Barger,  Fred  C.,  order  to  support 
Hancock's  Brigade  was  hailed  with 
joy,  10;  flavor  of  whisky  utterly 
ruined,  11 ;  prostrate  men  reduced 
themselves  to  thin  proportions,  21 ; 
commanded  picket,  22;  wounded, 
27;  "A  Personal  Interview  with 
President  Lincoln,"  135;  174,  274, 
282. 

Barlow,  Henry,  174. 

Barnard,  Selah  E.,  174. 

Barnes,  James,  174. 

Barnes,  Joseph,  174. 

Barnes,  William  H.,  174. 

Barnestown,  34. 

Barnesville,  18. 

Barney,  Thomas,  captured,  53 ;  174. 

Bar  ray,  Garret,  174. 

Bartell,  John  R.,  174. 

Bartholomew,  Harley,  174. 

Bartholomew,  Perry,  175. 

Bartlett,  Albert  A.,  wounded,  22;  175. 

Barton,  Amasa  F.,  175. 

Barton,  David,  175. 

Barton,  Ephraim,  175. 

Barton,  James,  93. 

Barton,  Jesse,  175. 

Bateman.  Junior,  Michael,  175. 

Battle  Ground  National  Cemetery, 
89. 

"  Battles  and  Leaders  of  the  Civil 
War,"  article  on  Cold  Harbor  by 
General  McMahon,  62;  discussion 
of  campaign  by  General  Early,  63. 

Baylis,  Jefferson,  175. 

Baylis,  John  R.,  175. 

Beach,  Cyrus,   175. 

Beach,  Henry  N.,  175. 

Beach,  Loomis  J.,  175. 

Beach,  Walter  A.,  176. 

Beach,  William  E.,  wounded,  77;  176. 

Bealton  Station,  214. 

Bear,  Samuel,  176. 

Beatson,  Junior,  Robert,  killed,  69; 
89,  176. 

Beattie,  George,  176. 


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295 


Beauregard,  General,  13. 

Beaver  Dam  Creek,  11,  59. 

Backer,  Alexander,  176. 

Bedell,  Charles  P.,  176. 

Beedle,  John,  176. 

Beehler,  Frank,  176. 

Beers,  Etheldina  Eliot,  author  of 
"All  Quiet  Along  the  Potomac," 
131. 

Bego,  John,  176. 

Behle,  John,  177. 

Behr,  Andrew,  177. 

Bell,  Alexander,  177. 

Belle  Isle,  118. 

Bell,  Lewis,  177. 

Belle  Plain,  winter  encampment  of 
Army  of  the  Potomac,  27 ;  194,  269, 
284. 

Bellevue  Hospital,  211,  218. 

Bennett,  Lewis,  killed,  69;  177. 

Bennett,  Stephen  M.,  wounded,  63; 
177. 

Bennett,  Thomas,  wounded,  62;  177. 

Benchley,  Hayden,  177. 

Bennington,  236. 

Benson,  Henry,  enrolled  chaplain,  28  ; 
177. 

Benson,  Horace  R.,  died  of  smallpox, 
42;  89,  177. 

Benson,  Robert  P.,  wounded,  53 ;  177. 

Benzinger,  Conrad,  178. 

Benzinger,  Ferdinand,  wounded,  53; 
178. 

Berg,  H.  Henry,  178. 

Bergman,  Jacob,  wounded,  77;  178. 

Berlin,  37,  221. 

Berndt,  Matthias,  killed,  52;  178. 

Berryville,  67,  70. 

Beyer,  George,  178. 

Bickford,  Myron  H.,  178. 

Bidwell,  Benjamin,  pioneer  ship 
builder  of  Buffalo,  27,  93. 

Bidwell,  Charles  Howell,  second  lieu 
tenant  Company  F,  3,  178,  217. 

Bidwell,  Daniel  Davidson,  prominent 
military  man  of  Buffalo,  1 ;  field 
and  staff  officers,  3  ;  record  in  Fox's 
"Three  Hundred  Fighting  Regi 
ments,"  5,  6;  ordered  men  to  load 
muskets  in  Baltimore,  7;  went 
home  on  leave  of  absence,  27 ;  or 
dered  fire  reserved  at  Marye's 
Heights,  31 ;  three  companies  of 
49th  Regiment  missing,  32;  com 
mended  and  thanked  the  men,  32 ; 
read  and  explained  Veteran's  En 
listment  Act,  40,  41  ;  resolutions  of 
Buffalo  Common  Council,  41,  42; 
in  command  of  Third  Brigade,  43; 
on  left  of  First  Division,  44 ;  re 
pulsed  Confederate  attack,  45 ;  offi 


cial  report  of  General  Sedgwick, 
45;  deployed  regiment,  48;  official 
reports  of,  55-59 ;  in  command  of 
attack  upon  Confederates  at  Fort 
Stevens,  64 ;  conspicuous  bravery, 
65;  brevetted  general,  67;  his  bri 
gade  cantured  six  guns  at  Fisher's 
Hill,  68;  official  report  of,  ?0-73; 
his  brigade  held  the  Middletown 
pike,  74;  killed,  75;  brigade  held 
the  flank,  78;  description  of  his 
death  in  official  report  of  General 
Getty,  81 ;  Mayor  Fargo's  commu 
nication,  82;  communication  of 
Colonel  Rogers,  83;  resolutions  of 
Buffalo  Common  Council  relative 
to  death  of,  83,  84;  inspiring 
veterans  at  annual  reunions,  87; 
memorial  services  in  Buffalo,  90; 
"  A  Child's  Remembrance  of  the 
Funeral,"  by  Miss  Grace  Carew 
Sheldon,  90;  Larned's  tribute  to, 
91-99 ;  indifference  to  self,  100-102 ; 
poems  read  at  memorial  services, 
102,  103 ;  beloved  by  men,  125 ;  led 
Third  Brigade  out  to  battle  at  Fort 
Stevens,  129;  order  given  to  double 
quick  at  Marye's  Heights,  136;  in 
quiry  as  to  colonel,  142;  Sergeant 
McKelvy's  failure  to  salute  General 
Smith,  144-145;  Sergeant  Mc 
Kelvy's  tribute  to,  151-154;  pre 
sented  colors,  155;  exercises  at 
Battleground  Cemetery,  159,  178, 
184.  220. 

Bidwell  Family,  100. 

Bidwell,  John,  participated  in  the 
Revolutionary  War,  27. 

Bidwell,  Mrs.  Jane  Harvey,  155. 

Big  Bethel,  8,  16. 

Big  Chestnut,  248. 

Bingenheimer,  Philip,  178. 

Birch,  Zebeler,  178. 

Blackman's  Ford,  38. 

Blackman,  Benjamin  F.,  179. 

Black  Rock,  battle  of,  27. 

Blakeslie,  Henry  D.,  179. 

Bliss,  William  T.,  179,  242. 

Blodgett,  Alonzo  F.,  179. 

Bloody  Angle,  battle  at,  50-54,  56,  69, 
77,  87,  88,  146,  157. 

Bloomfield,  William,  179. 

Blue  Ridge,  34. 

Boast,  John,  killed,  45,  179. 

Bodemann,  Christian,  wounded,  53; 
179. 

Boehm,  Henry,  killed,  62 ;  89,  179. 

Boice,  Richard,  179. 

Boland,  George,  179. 

Bolivar  Heights,  246. 

Bolster,  Amos  S.,  179,  180. 


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Bolton,  Charles,  180. 

Bonaman,  Henry,  180. 

Bonta,  Jacob,  180. 

Boone,  William  C.,  180. 

Boonsboro,  178,  253,  288. 

Boorn,  Charles  N.,  wounded,  46;  180. 

Borchard,  Edward,  wounded,  46;  180. 

Borcherdt,  Julius   C.,  account  of  en- 

fagement  at  Marye's  Heights,  30, 
1 ;  men  had  no  blankets,  39 ;  exe 
cution  of  two  deserters,  41 ;  noise 
enough  for  a  heavy  line  of  battle, 
48 ;  forlorn  hope  charge,  49 ;  on 
picket  duty,  49 ;  statement  concern 
ing  Lieutenant  White,  50,  51 ;  came 
near  being  captured  by  Confeder 
ates,  60;  180. 

Bosco,  Neale,  180. 

Boss,  Henry  S.,  180. 

Boughton,  William  DeLancey, 
wounded,  33;  180. 

Boulles,  William  E.,  killed,  77;  180.  •• 

Boutwell,  Daniel,  181. 

Bowen,  Andrew  J.,  181,  187. 

Bowers,  James,  181. 

Bowman,  John,  discharged  for  dis 
ability,  28;  181. 

Boyce,  Philip  G.,  181. 

Boyde,  James  A.,  second  lieutenant 
Company  I,  4;  181,  246,  259. 

Boyle,  Barney,  181. 

Boyle,  Harney  H.,  127,  128,  181. 

Brackney,  Jay,  181. 

Bradford,  Oliver,  181. 

Bragg,  Lewis,  181. 

Brandy  Station,  followed  foe  to,  38; 
winter  quarters,  40:  125,  134,  177, 
210,211,  214,232,252,  259. 

Brann,  Adam,  wounded,  46;  181,  182. 

Brannon,  Stephen,  182. 

Brant,  Frederick,  182. 

Brazee,  Andrew,  first  lieutenant  Com 
pany  H,  3 ;  muster  out,  October  18, 
1864,  69;  125,  182,  203,  212. 

Brendel,  Joseph,  182. 

Brendell,  Peter,  182. 

Brentville,  37,  212. 

Brigham.  Risley  H.,  179,  182. 

Bristoe  Station,  198,  268. 

Bristow,  38. 

Bristol,  273. 

Broad  Street  Hospital,  234. 

Brooker,  John.  142,  182. 

Brooklyn,  187,  189,  232. 

Brooks,  Isaac,  182. 

Brooks,  Martin,  182. 

Brook's  Station,  279. 

Brooks,  Thomas,  wounded,  53;  182. 

Brown,  Adam,  183. 

Brown,  Adolph  C.,  183. 

Brown,  George  H.,  183. 


Brown,  James,  183. 

Brown,  John,  183. 

Brown,  Philip,  88,  183. 

Brown,  Thomas,  183. 

Brown,  Varnum,  183. 

Rrown,  William,  183. 

Brownell,  Charles  P.,   183. 

Brownell,  Leverette  B.,  183. 

Bruggeman,  Frank,  wounded,  65 ; 
183. 

Bruner,  John,  wounded,  46;  183. 

Brunier,  Horace,  184. 

Bryant,  William,  184. 

Buckelew,  Francis,  184. 

Buckeyestown,  66. 

Budd,  Hiram,  184. 

Buffalo,  Union  Defense  Committee 
of,  1 ;  old  and  prominent  citizens 
of,  2;  where  Companies  B,  D,  E 
and  F  were  recruited,  3;  6,  27,  69, 
82,  90,  91,  100,  102,  121,  151,  154, 
155,  169,  170,  171,  172,  173,  174,  175, 
176,  177,  178,  179,  180,  181,  182,  183, 
184,  185,  186,  187,  188,  189,  190,  191, 
192,  193,  194,  195,  196,  197,  198  199, 
200,  201,  202,  203,  204,  205,  206',  207, 
208,  209,  210,  211,  212,  213,  214,  216, 
217,  218,  219,  220,  221,  222,  223,  224, 
225,  226,  227,  228,  229,  230,  231,  232, 
233,  234,  235,  236,  237,  238,  239,  240, 
241,  242,  243,  244,  245,  246,  247,  248, 
249,  250,  251,  252,  253,  254,  255,  256, 
257,  258,  259,  260,  261,  262,  263,  264, 
265,  266,  267,  270,  271,  272  273,  274, 
275,  276,  277,  278,  279,  280,  281,  282, 
283,  284,  285,  286,  287,  288,  289,  290, 
291,  292. 

Buffalo  Common  Council,  resolutions 
for  promotion  of  Colonel  Bidwell, 
41,  42 ;  resolutions  relative  to  death 
of  General  Bidwell,  83,  84. 

Buford,  General,  fell  in  with  van  of 
Lee's  army  at  Gettysburg,  35. 

Bugbee,  George  C.,  184. 

Bugbee,  James  A.,  184. 

Bull  Run,  second  battle  of,  16,  124. 

Bull,  William  S.,  second  lieutenant 
Company  E,  3,  184,  263,  285. 

Bullymore,  William,  actively  at  work, 
1 ;  field  and  staff  officers,  3 ;  184. 

Bundschu,  John,  184. 

Burckhardt,  Julius,  captured,  87 ;  184. 

Burgin,  James,  184. 

Burgoyne,  surrender  of,  27. 

Burke,"  Dennis,  185. 

Burke,  Thomas,  185. 

Burkittsville,  18. 

Burksville  Junction,  2. 

Burnet,  George  W.,  185. 

Burnham,  Henry,  185. 


Index 


297 


Burnside,  Ambrose  Everett,  ap 
pointed  commander,  23 ;  Freder- 
icksburg  campaign,  25-28;  in  com 
mand  of  Ninth  Corps,  48. 

Burtch,  Walter,  185. 

Burt,  Mrs.  Mary  P.,  155. 

Burton,  Emory  E.,  185. 

Bush,  Asa  A.,  185. 

Bush,  Chandler  B.,  185. 

Bush,  Eli  C,  185. 

Bush,  William,  185. 

Busher,  Albert  W.,  185. 

Busti,  208. 

Butler,  Benjamin  F.,  48. 

Butterson,  Frank,  185. 

CADY,  EDWIN  A.,  wounded,  33;  185. 

Cady,  James,  wounded  and  captured, 
53,  54;  185. 

Cain,  Alexander,  184,  186. 

Calderwood,  Hugh  A.,  killed,  45 ;  89, 
186. 

Caldwell,  Arthur  L.,  186. 

Callahan,  Peter,  186. 

Calvin,  James  B.,  186. 

Camden  Street  Hospital,  274. 

Campbell,  James,  89,  186. 

Campbell.  John  W.,  186. 

Camp  Griffin,  119,  140,  141,  142,  179, 
183,  184,  185,  188,  190,  197,  201,  204, 
207,  208,  209,  217,  221.  225,  231,  234, 
235.  236,  238,  242,  245,  248,  251,  253, 
257,  265,  266,  267,  270,  274,  279,  283, 
286,  287.  288,  290. 

Camp  Leslie,  7. 

Camp  Lincoln,  12,  143.  151,  152,  154, 
230,  231,  233. 

Camp  Winfield  Scott,  198,  205,  265. 

Canfield,  Albert  G.,  186. 

Canning.  John,  wounded,  46;  186. 

Caple,  Robert,  186. 

Carley,  James,  186. 

Carney,  James,  186. 

Carpenter,  Elial  Foote,  second  lieu 
tenant  Company  K,  4;  112th  Regi 
ment,  23;  killed,  24;  187,  272. 

Carpenter,  John,  187. 

Carpenter,  Thomas  R.,  187. 

Carr,  Thomas,  187. 

Carroll,  182. 

Carroll,  James  M.,  187. 

Carroll,  John,  187. 

Casey,  Silas,  president  of  examining 
board,  128. 

Carson,  James  H.,  89,  187. 

Carson,  Kit,  presented  mustang  to 
General  Davidson,  141. 

Carter,  John,  187. 

Carver  Hospital,  186,  257,  265. 

Carver,  Stephen  T.,  187. 

Casey,  John  P.,  187. 


Castile,  266. 

Cathcart,  Rodney  S.,  187. 

Catlin,  George  R.,  187,  188. 

Cedar  Creek,  battle  of,  74-81 ;_  Sheri 
dan  did  not  arrive  at  until  after 
retreat  of  Union  army  had  been 
stopped,  76;  4,  5,  6,  67,  69,  82,  85, 
87, 97, 98,  153,  154,  156,  176, 178, 180, 
197,  202,  203,  206,  213,  216,  220,  221, 
222,  223,  235,  243,  244,  246,  247,  249, 
255,  258,  259,  262,  263,  267,  269,  271, 
275,  283,  286,  287,  292. 

Cedar  Mountain,  172. 

Cemetery  Hill,  35. 

Centerville,  16,  197. 

Chain  Bridge,  7,  121. 

Chamberlain,  Spencer  S.,  188. 

Chambersburg,  34,  66. 

Chancellorsville,  battle  of,  29-33;  34, 
95,  187. 

Chantilly,  battle  of,  16,  38,  246. 

Chapin,  Enoch,  88,  188. 

Chapin,  Gilbert  C.,  188. 

Charles  City  Court  House,  62. 

Charlestown,  5,  67,  96,  101,  192,  248, 
258,  259,  279. 

Charlotteville,  225. 

Chautauqua  Lake,  87. 

Cheektowaga,  193. 

Chesapeake  Hospital,  233. 

Chester,  189. 

Chester,  Anson  G.,  "  The  Dead  Cap 
tain,"  147. 

Chester  Hospital,  189. 

Chicago,  117. 

Chipperfield,  John  C.,  188. 

Christler,  George,  188. 

Chubbuck,  Job  W.,  89,  188. 

Church,  Henry  W.,  188,  287. 

Churchwell,  Joseph  C.,  wounded,  46; 
188. 

Churchwell,  Sylvester  B.,   188. 

City^Point,  86,  117,  219,  240,  291. 

Cincinnati,  289. 

Claghorn,  Austin,  188. 

Clapp,  Charles  E.,  188. 

Clarence,  247,  290. 

Clark,  Andrew,  189. 

Clark,  Arby  S.,  189. 

Clark,  Harvey,  189. 

Clark,  John  W.,  189. 

Clark,  Michael,  wounded,  50;  189. 

Clearwater,  Johnson,  wounded,  46 ; 
189. 

Clemens,  Charles  L.  B.,  189. 

Cleveland,  118,  170. 

Cline,  Benjamin,  189. 

Cloos,  Nicholas,  189. 

Cloud's  Mill,  7. 

Cluney,  Thomas,  second  lieutenant 
Company  A,  3 ;  88,  189,  204. 


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Clymer,  157,  170,  175,  186,  198,  201, 
202,  205,  222,  233,  238,  239,  243,  245, 

247,  266,  269,  278,  279,  280. 
Coates,  Richard,  189. 
Cobleskill,  259. 

Golden,  253. 

Cold  Harbor,  5,  24,  59,  60,  61,  62, 
155,  177,  179,  219,  227,  236,  251,  275, 
276,  280. 

Cole,  Albert,  190. 

Coleman,  Alphonso  T.,  190. 

Collingborn,  John,  190. 

Collingwood,  Ralph,  190. 

Collins,  William,  190. 

Collis,  Albert,  190. 

Collis,  Ashley,  190. 

Colt,  Samuel  B.,  190. 

Columbia  Hospital,  186,  220. 

Colvin,  Luther,  190. 

Company  A,  recruited  in  Chautauqua 
county,  1 ;  officers  of,  3 ;  record  in 
Fox's  "  Three  Hundred  Fighting 
Regiments,"  5;  22,  45,  46,  50,  53, 
54,  65,  77,  86,  87,  88,  89,  163,  170, 
171,  172,  173,  174,  175,  177,  179,  180, 
181,  182,  186,  187,  188,  189,  190,  191, 
192,  193,  194,  195,  196,  197,  198,  199, 

200,  201,  202,  203,  204,  206,  207,  209, 
211,  212,  213,  214,  215,  218,  219,  220, 

221,  222,  223,  225,  226,  227,  230,  231, 
232,  233,  234,  235,  236,  237,  238,  239, 
240,  241,  242,  243,  244,  245,  246,  247, 

248,  249,  250,  251,  254,  257,  258,  259, 
261,  262,  263,  264,  265,  266,  267,  268, 
269,  274,  275,  276,  277,  279,  281,  282, 
283,  284,  285,  286,  287,  288,_289,  292. 

Company  B,  recruited  in  Erie 
county,  1 ;  officers  of,  3 ;  record  in 
Fox's  "Three  Hundred  Fighting 
Regiments,"  5;  22,  33,  38,  45,  46, 
47,  50,  52,  53,  62,  65,  69,  77,  86,  88, 
89,  90,  169,  170,  172,  1.73,  174,  176, 
177,  178,  179,  180,  181,  182,  183,  184, 
185,  188,  193,  195,  196,  197,  199,  200, 

201,  202,  204,  205,  206,  207,  208,  210, 
211,  214,  215,  216,  218,  219,  220,  221, 

222,  223,  225,  226,  227,  228,  229,  230, 
231,  232,  233,  234,  235,  236,  237,  238, 
239,  240,  241,  242,  243,  244,  245,  246, 
247,  248,  249,  250,  251,  254,  257,  258, 
259,  261,  262,  263,  264,  265,  266,  267, 
268,  269,  274,  275,  276,  277,  279,  281, 
282,  284,  285,  287,  288,  289,  290,  292. 

Company  C,  recruited  in  Westchester 
county,  2;  officers  of,  3;  record  in 
Fox's  "  Three  Hundred  Fighting 
Regiments,"  5;  45,  46,  50,  52,  53, 
54,  62.  69,  77,  87,  88,  89,  105,  169, 
170,  172,  173,  174,  175,  176,  177,  178 
179,  181,  182,  183,  184,  185,  186,  187, 
188,  189,  192,  194,  195,  196,  197,  198, 


199,  201, 
210,  211, 
218,  219, 
227,  228, 
238,  239, 
246,  247, 
258,  259, 
269,  272, 
280,  281, 
292. 


202,  203,  204, 
212,  213,  214, 
220,  221,  223, 
229,  230,  231, 
240,  241,  242, 
248,  249,  251, 
260,  261,  263, 
273,  274,  275, 
282,  283,  287, 


205,  206,  209, 
215,  216,  217, 
224,  225,  226, 
234,  236,  237, 
243,  244,  245, 
252,  254,  257, 
264,  265,  268, 
276,  277,  279, 
289,  290,  291, 


Company  D,  recruited  in  Erie  county, 
1 ;  officers  of,  3 ;  record  in  Fox's 
"  Three  Hundred  Fighting  Regi 
ments,"  5 ;  33,  37,  45,  46,  47,  50,  51, 
52,  53.  54,  62,  65,  69,  77,  86,  87,  88, 
89,  169,  170,  171,  172,  176,  177,  178, 
180,  181,  183,  185,  186,  187,  188,  189, 
190,  191,  192,  193,  194,  195,  196,  197, 

198,  200,  201,  202,  203,  204,  205,  206, 
207,  208,  209,  210,  211,  212,  214,  215, 
216,  217,  218,  219,  220,  221,  222,  223, 

224,  225,  226,  227,  228,  229,  230,  231, 
232,  233,  235,  236,  237,  238,  239,  240, 
241,  242,  243,  244,  245,  246,  247,  248, 
249,  250,  251,  252,  255,  256,  257,  258, 
259,  260,  261,  262,  263,  265,  266,  267, 
268,  270,  271,  272,  273,  274,  275,  276, 
277,  278,  279,  280,  282,  284,  285,  286, 
287,  288,  290,  291,  292. 

Company  E,  recruited  in  Erie  county, 
1 ;  officers  of,  3 ;  record  in  Fox's 
"  Three  Hundred  Fighting  Regi 
ments,"  5 ;  22,  37,  50,  52,  53,  54,  65, 
69,  77,  86,  87,  88,  89,  105,  147,  169, 
171,  172,  173,  174,  175,  176,  177,  178, 
179,  180,  183,  184,  186,  187,  188,  189, 
190,  191,  192,  193,  194,  195,  197,  198, 

199,  200,  201,  202,  203,  204,  205,  206, 
207,  208,  209,  210,  211,  212,  213,  214, 
215,  216,  217,  218,  221,  222,  223,  224, 

225,  226,  227,  228,  229,  230,  231,  232, 
234,  235,  236,  237,  239,  240,  241,  243, 
244,  245,  246,  247,  248,  250,  251,  252, 
253,  255,  256,  257,  258,  259,  260,  262, 
263,  264,  265,  266,  267,  268,  269,  270, 
271,  272,  274,  275,  276,  277,  278,  279, 
280,  281,  282,  283,  285,  287,  288,  29C, 
291,  292. 

Company  F,  recruited  in  Erie  county, 
1 ;  officers  of,  3 ;  record  in  Fox's 
"  Three  Hundred  Fighting  Regi 
ments,"  5 ;  45,  46,  50,  52,  53,  54,  89, 
171,  174,  175,  176,  177,  178,  179,  181, 
182,  184,  185,  186,  187,  189,  190,  191, 
192,  193,  194,  195,  196,  197,  199,  201, 
202,  203,  204,  205,  207,  208,  209,  210, 
211,  212,  213,  214,  215,  216,  217,  218, 
219,  221,  224,  226,  230,  233,  234,  236, 
238,  239,  240,  241,  242,  244,  245,  246, 
247,  248,  249,  251,  252,  258,  260,  261, 


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265,  266,  267,  270,  271,  272,  274,  280, 
281,  283,  284,  286,  287,  289,  290. 
Company  G,  recruited  in  Chautauqua 
county,  1;  officers  of,  3;  record  in 
Fox's  "Three  Hundred  Fighting 
Regiments,"  5;  18,  22,  23,  27,  33, 
45,  46,  50,  52,  54,  65,  77,  88,  89,  90, 
119,  137,  147,  163,  170,  171,  172,  173, 
174,  175,  177,  178,  181,  183,  185,  186, 
188,  190,  191,  192,  193,  195,  197,  198, 

199,  201,  202,  203,  204,  205,  206,  207, 
208,  209,  211,  212,  213,  214,  215,  216. 
217,  218  220,  221,  222,  224,  225,  227, 
229,  230,  231,  232,  233,  234,  235,  236, 
237,  238,  239,  240,  241,  242,  243,  245, 
246,  247,  248,  249,  250,  253,  254,  256, 
257,  258,  259,  260,  262,  263,  264,  266, 

269,  271,  272,  273,  274,  276,  277,  278, 
279,  281,  282,  283,  284,  285,  286,  287, 
288,  289,  292. 

Company  H,  recruited  in  Niagara 
county,  1 ;  officers  of,  3 ;  record  in 
Fox's  "  Three  Hundred  Fighting 
Regiments,"  5;  22,  33,  38,  41,  45,47, 
53/88,89, 120,  172,  173,  174, 175,  178, 

179,  180,  181,  182,  184,  185,  186,  187, 

188,  190,  191,  194,  199,  200,  201,  204, 
205,  206,  207,  208,  210,  211,  212,  215, 

216,  217,  222,  225,  226,  227,  228,  230, 
232,  233,  235,  237,  240,  242,  243,  245, 

246,  247,   250,   251,   252,   253,   254, 
255,  259,  261,  263,  266,  267,  268,  269, 

270,  271,  272,  273,  274,  275,  276,  277, 
279,  281,  283,  285,  288,  291,  292. 

Company  I,  recruited  in  Chautauqua 
county,  1 ;  officers  of,  4 ;  record  in 
Fox's  "  Three  Hundred  Fighting 
Regiments,"  5  ;  22,  33,  37,  45,  46,  47, 
50,  52,  53,  54,  65,  77,  86,  88,  89,  90, 
169,  170,  171,  172,  173,  176,  177,  179, 

180,  181,  182,  183,  184,  185,  186,  188, 

189,  191,  192,  193,  195,  196,  197,  199, 

200,  203,  205,  206,  208,  209,  210,  211, 

217,  219,  220,  221,  222,  223,  224,  225, 

227,  228,  229,  230,  231,  232,  233,  235, 
236,  237,  238,  240,  241,  242,  243,  246, 

247,  248,  250,  252,  254,  257,  258,  259, 
260,  261,  263,  264,  265,  266,  267,  270, 

271,  273,  274,  276,  278,  279,  281,  282, 
283,  284,  285,  291,  292. 

Company  K,  recruited  in  Chautau 
qua  county,  1 ;  officers  of,  4 ;  record 
in  Fox's  "  Three  Hundred  Fight 
ing  Regiments,"  5;  23,  33,  37,  38, 
42,  45,  46,  47,  50,  52,  53,  65,  69,  88, 
89,  90,  170,  174,  175,  177,  178,  180, 

181,  182,  185,  187,  190,  192,  197,  198, 
200,  201,  205,  206,  207,  209,  212,  213, 
214,  215,  216,  218,  220,  221,  224,  225, 

228,  229,  231,  233,  234,  235,  238,  240, 
241,  244,  245,  249,  250,  252,  255,  256, 


257,  258,  260,  261,  263,  266,  267,  268, 
270,  272,  273,  276,  277,  278,  280,  282, 
283,  286,  287,  288,  289,  290,  291,  292. 

Compton,  142. 

Concord,  211,  276. 

Conewango,  250. 

Conger,  Jonas  F.,  captured,  54;   190. 

Conklin,  Henry  M.,  190. 

Conley,  Hiram  L.,  190. 

Conley,  William  W.,  captured,  53 ; 
190,"  191. 

Connors,  John,  191. 

Conradt,  Simon,  191. 

Conroe,  James  M.,  191. 

Cook,  James,  191. 

Cook,  Walter  S,  191. 

Cook,  William,  killed,  52;  191. 

Cooper,  Arthur,  191. 

Cooney,  Patrick,  captured,  55;  191. 

Corbit,  Louis,  191. 

Corby,  Bernard,  wounded,  46;  191. 

Corr,  James,  191. 

Corry,  88,  159. 

Cottle,  Philip  S.,  first  lieutenant 
Company  A,  3;  189,  191,  192. 

Counradt,  James  E.,  killed,  45;   191. 

Counradt,  Joseph,  wounded,  46;  192. 

Courtney,  James  H.,  192. 

Cousland,  Joseph,  wounded,  46;  192. 

Covel,  Junior,  Cyrus,  88,  192. 

Cowan,  William  H.,  192. 

Cowden,  George,  192. 

Cowden,  Milton  J.,  192. 

Cowden,  Robert  J.,  captured,  65 ;  192. 

Cowen,  George  A.,  192. 

Cowles,  Daniel  F.,  193. 

Craft,  Charles,  193. 

Craine,  Desmond,  captured,  53;  193. 

Crampton's  Gap,  19. 

Crampton's  Pass,  6. 

Crandall,  Alonzo  J.,  193. 

Crawford,  William,  193. 

Creed,  Cornelius,  193. 

Cregger,  James,  193. 

Crissey,  Sardis  L.,  193. 

Crissey,  Wilson  H.,  193. 

Critchel,  William,  193. 

Cronyn,  Charles  D.  H.,  193. 

Crook,  George,  in  command  of 
Eighth  Corps,  67. 

Cross,  George  W.,  193. 

Crouch,  Leon,  193. 

Culpepper,  104,  241,  285. 

Culpepper  National  Cemetery,  89. 

Gulp's  Hill,  35. 

Culver,  George  W,  89,  194. 

Cunningham,  Joseph,  194. 

Curran,  Thomas,  194. 

Cutler,  John  R.,  194. 

Cypress  National  Cemetery,  89. 


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Index 


DANIEL,  DANIEL,  194. 

Danville,  85. 

Darby,  John,  194. 

Darragan,  Richard,  194. 

Dart,  Jonathan,  194. 

Daugherty,  Patrick,  194. 

Dauton,  John,  194. 

Davidson,  John  Wynn,  8,  9,  12,  140, 

141. 

Davidson,  Mrs.  Sarah,  155. 
David's  Island,  275. 
Davis,  Augustus,  194. 
Davis,  Henry,  194. 
Davis,  Theophilus  T.,  194. 
Dawson,  Hamer,  wounded,  53;  195. 
Day,  Charles,  195. 
Dayton,  Gilbert,  195. 
Dayton,  Henry,  killed,  52;   195. 
Dayton,  Willett,  195. 
DeFort,  Stephen  Morris,  195. 
Denmark,    Amenzo,    killed,    45;    89, 

195. 

Denton,  William,  195. 
DePlaa,  Bastin,  195. 
Dette,  Theodore  J.,  195. 
Devering,  Peter,  195 
Devine,  Charles,  195. 
Devine,  James  F.,  wounded,  46;  195. 
Devit,  Cornelius,  196. 
Devlin,  Daniel,  196. 
Dewey,  Orville  S.,  196,  199. 
Dibble,  Alvin  H.,  1%. 
Dickinson,  Raselas,  4,  196,  219. 
Dietz,  George,  196. 
Dietzel,  Benjamin,  196. 
Dill,  John  P..  196. 
Disbrow,  Harrison,  196,  213. 
Dittmier,  Christopher  G.  J.,  196. 
Donnelly,  Thomas,  196. 
Donoghey,  James,  197. 
Doolittle,  Ezra,  197. 
Doolittle,     William,     wounded,     50; 

197. 

Dorr,  Junior,  Peter,  197. 
Dorr,  Senior,  Peter,  197. 
Doty,  Howard  B.,  wounded,  77;  197, 
Doubleday,  Francis  M.,  197. 
Doubleday's  Division,  20. 
Doud,  William,  197. 
Dougherty,  John,  captured,  54;  197. 
Downes,  William  H.,  88,  197. 
Doyle,  John,  197. 
Doyle,  Michael,  197. 
Drainesville,  6,  66. 
Drake,  Jeremiah  Clinton,  3,  23,  124, 

197,  279. 

Drew,  George  W.,  198. 
Drewry's  Bluff,  battle  of,  24. 
Driscoll,  Michael,  198. 
Duck,  Simon,  198. 
Duffy,  James,  198. 


Dumfries,  227. 

Duncan,  Julius,  198. 

Dunker  Church,  21,  22,  145. 

Dunkirk,  193,  225. 

Dunley,  Thomas,  198. 

Durshordwe,  Frederick,  198. 

Durst,  Augustus  I.,  killed,  33;  198. 

Duryee,  Eugene,  198. 

Dutchbone,  James,  198. 

Dutton,  Henry  A.,  198. 

Dutton,    Ira   K.,   wounded,   46;    137, 

138,  198. 
Dutton,  Jonathan  R.,  killed,  22;  90, 

198. 
Dyer,  David,  198. 

EARLY,  JUBAL  ANDERSON,  held  works, 
38;  sent  against  Washington,  63; 
battle  of  Fort  Stevens,  65 ;  raid 
into  Pennsylvania,  66 ;  batteries  on 
Fisher's  Hill,  67;  battle  of  Win 
chester,  68;  reinforced,  69;  battle 
of  Cedar  Creek,  74-77;  over 
whelmed  Hunter  and  Sigel,  96; 
surprised  Union  army,  97;  drove 
Union  army  to  Middletown,  98; 
successful  raid,  129. 

Eastman,  Marvin  J.,  199. 

Eaton,  Joel  H.,  199. 

Eaton,  Ortus  C,  199. 

Ebenezer  Hospital,  265,  272. 

Ebert,  Michael,  199. 

Eckert,  Henry,  199. 

Eden,  172. 

Edwards,  William,  199. 

Edward's  Ferry,  34. 

Eighth  Artillery,  185,  238,  242,  274. 

Eighth  Corps,  67,  68,  69,  74,  97. 

Eighteenth  Corps,  57,  58,  62,  97,  227. 

Eighteenth  Infantry,  235,  258,  263. 

Eighth  Georgia  Regiment,  13. 

Eighty-third  Pennsylvania  Regiment, 
282. 

Einsfield,  John  P.,  199. 

Elba,  185,  199,  261. 

Elder,  John,  199. 

Eleventh  Corps,  29,  35. 

Elkins,  William  A.,  199. 

Ellicott,  212,  246,  271,  272,  280,  282, 
286. 

Ellery,  175,  236. 

Ellis,  William,  second  lieutenant 
Company  E,  3 ;  wounded  at  Spott- 
sylvania  Court  House,  4;  record 
in  Fox's  "  Three  Hundred  Fight 
ing  Regiment,"  6;  53.  104,  105, 
107,  182,  186,  199,  289. 

Ellis,  William,  199. 

Ellord,  Dennis,  199. 

Ellsworth,  George,  200. 

Ely,  Clark,  wounded,  22;  200. 

Elmira,  2,  37,  226,  237,  268,  274,  279, 
281. 


Index 


301 


Emory,  William  Hemsley,  in  com 
mand  of  Nineteenth  Corps,  67;  re 
stored  order,  76. 

Emory  Hospital,  216. 

Episcopal  Hospital,  228. 

Euscher,  August,  wounded,  69;  200. 

Evans,  David  M.,  200. 

Evans,  Junior,  John,  200. 

Evans,  Samuel,  200. 

Everett,  Calvin  D.,  200. 

Everhart,  John,  200. 

Every,  Charles  C,  200. 

Ewell,  Richard  Stoddert,  attacked 
Union  right  at  Gettysburg,  36; 
movement  against  Union  right 
wing,  44;  hastened  to  Spottsylva- 
nia  Court  House,  48. 

FAIRFAX  COURT  HOUSE,  7,  16,  179, 
192,  200,  227,  238,  244,  279. 

Fairfax  Seminary  Hospital,  184,  212, 
216,  221,  237,  269,  271,  281. 

Fairfield,  5,  36,  37,  155,  173,  232. 

Fair  Oaks,  11,  103. 

Falconer,  Robert  E.,  200. 

Falk,  Joseph,  201. 

Faling,  Horace,  88,  201. 

Faller,  Nicholas,  201. 

Falmouth,  25,  27,  224. 

Falmouth  Heights,   140,  149. 

Farnham,  Benjamin  E.,  201. 

Farr,  Edson,  wounded,  46 ;  201. 

Farrar,  Amos,  201. 

Fees,  Frederick,  201. 

Fegan,  James,  201. 

Fenton,  Reuben  Eaton,  135. 

Ferguson,  Abel  C.,  201. 

Ferren,  Edmund,  201. 

Ferris,  Charles,  201. 

Ferris,  Edgar,  201. 

Ferry,  Albert,  captured,  53;  died,  54; 

Ferry,  Asahel,  202. 

Ferry,  John  L.,  202. 

Fifth  Corps,  25,  29,  38,  43,  47,  48. 

Fifth  United  States  Artillery,  71,  262. 

Fifth  Wisconsin  Regiment,  55. 

Fifty-eighth   Virginia   Regiment,   30, 

31. 
Fillmore,     Millard,     commander     of 

Union  Continentals,  2. 
Finch,    Josephus    H.,    wounded,    53; 

202. 

First  Corps,  25,  29,  35. 
First  Lincoln  Cavalry,  285 
First  Louisiana  Regiment,  72. 
First   New   York   Battery,    175,   220, 

262,  272. 
Fischer,    French    W.,    wounded,    77: 

202,  243. 


Fischer,  Gottlo  C.,  202. 

Fischer,  John  J.,  wounded,  77 ;  202. 

Fish,  George  A.,  202. 

Fisher,  Aaron  C.,  wounded,  53 ;  202. 

Fisher,  Henry,  203. 

Fisher's  Hill,  67,  71,  73,  97,  156,  264. 

Fitzgerald,  Thomas,  203. 

Fitzpatrick,  Michael,  203. 

Fletcher,  Thomas,  203. 

Flowing  Springs,  229,  231. 

Flummer,  Martin,  203. 

Flynn,  John,  203. 

Folen,  William  H.  H.,  203. 

Foley,  Adam,  wounded,  46;  died,  47; 
203. 

Foley,  John,  wounded,  77;  203. 

Foley,  William,  203. 

Follis,  John,  203. 

Fond,  William,  203. 

Forbes,  Sherman,  204. 

Forestville,  4,  77,  170,  180,  183,  184, 
185,  189,  191,  192,  196,  199,  200,  209, 
210,  216,  219,  222,  223,  224,  225,  228, 
229,  231,  235,  237,  241,  242,  246,  248, 
252,  254,  258,  260,  263,  274,  276,  282, 
284,  291. 

Forge  Bridge,  58,  62. 

Forster,  Frederick,  53,  204. 

Fort  Columbus,  264. 

Fort  Davidson,   13. 

Fort  Fisher,  85. 

Fort  Hunter,  9. 

Fort  De  Russey,  64. 

Fort  Ethan  Allen,  7,  121. 

Fort  Magruder,  10. 

Fort  McHenry,  226,  235,  281. 

Fort  Porter,  100,  105,  171,  180,  187, 
190,  191,  199,  211,  214,  215,  219,  220, 
226,  229,  234,  239,  249,  251,  265,  266, 
271,  281,  284,  285,  287,  288,  289,  292. 

Fortress  Monroe,  7,  15,  100,  118,  173, 

176,  178,  184,  186,  201,  203,  209,  212, 
213,  229,  230,  233,  246,  254,  258,  259, 
261,  264,  265,  280,  282,  288. 

Fort  Slocum,  64. 

Fort  Stevens,  5,  6,  64,  65,  66,  67,  87, 
96,  101,  124,  129,  130,  155,  156  157 

177,  183,  192,  205,  207,  222,  223  224 
232,  237,  249,  260,  263,  274. 

Fort  Welch,  85. 

Forth-ninth  Battalion,  2. 

Forty-ninth  New  York  Volunteers, 
numbered,  2;  suffered  severe  and 
unusual  loss,  4;  record  in  Fox's 
"  Three  Hundred  Fighting  Regi 
ments,"  5,  6;  marched  to  Hampton 
Roads,  8;  camp  near  Williams- 
burg,  9;  passed  thru  Williams- 
burg,  10;  building  bridges,  11; 
broke  camp,  13,  14;  on  lower 
ground,  15;  crossed  CLickahominy 


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Index 


Swamp,  16;  started  Maryland 
campaign,  17;  to  reinforce  Colonel 
Miles,  19;  through  ranks  of,  20; 
advanced  in  charge,  21 ;  casualties, 
22 ;  recruits,  23 ;  part  of  Left  Grand 
Division,  25 ;  protected  removal  of 
pontoon,  27;  white  crosses  affixed 
to  caps,  28;  baseball,  29;  battle  of 
Marye's  Heights,  30-33;  casualties, 
37 ;  much  marching,  38,  39 ;  out 
without  arms,  40,  41 ;  skirmishers, 
43,  44;  casualties,  45-47;  returned 
to  position,  53 ;  charged  angle,  56 ; 
relieved,  57;  in  line  of  battle,  60; 
covered  way,  61 ;  casualties,  62 ; 
left  of  first  line,  64;  casualties,  65- 
69;  on  left,  70;  skirmishers,  71;  in 
front  of  Nineteenth  Corps,  72; 
casualties,  77;  held  picket  line,  85; 
casualties,  86;  mustered  out,  87; 
veterans  buried  in  national  ceme 
teries,  88-90;  regiment  recruited, 
95 ;  stopped  rout,  96 ;  home-coming, 
100;  on  picket,  104;  in  camp,  119; 
Company  H,  120-122;  bullet-rid 
dled  flag,  124;  encamped  near 
Stonehouse  Mountain,  133;  Colo 
nel  Bidwell's  order,  136;  Company 
A,  142;  left  guide,  147;  favored 
regiment,  151 ;  expiration  of  three 
year  term,  155;  regiment's  flag, 
156;  forty-one  members  of  regi 
ment  fell  at  Spottsylvania  Court 
House,  164. 

Forty-seventh  Pennsylvania  Regi 
ment,  7. 

Forty-seventh  New  York  Regiment, 
200. 

Forty-third  New  York  Regiment,  23, 
56,  57,  64,  70,  71,  72,  73. 

Foster,  Charles,  204. 

Foster,  Franklin  J.,  196,  204,  231. 

Foster,  John,  204. 

Fourteenth  Cavalry,  239. 

Fourth  Vermont  Regiment,  48. 

Fourth  Corps,  6. 

Fox,  Elias,  204. 

Fox,  Elmore,  captured,  33 ;  204. 

Fox,  John  G.,  wounded,  53;  204. 

Fox,  Mrs.  Esther  P.,  155. 

Fraemiller,  Philip,  wounded,  69;  204. 

Fraenmiller,  John,  wounded,  50;  204. 

Framiller,  Joseph,  205. 

Franke,  Frederick,  205. 

Fredenburg,  Charles,  killed,  45;  205. 

Fredenburg,  Henry  C,  205. 

Frederick,  18,  34,  66,  235,  253. 

Fredericksburg,  26,  27,  29,  34,  37,  95, 
124,  127,  135,  136,  139,  149,  155.  161, 
169,  172,  174,  185,  187,  194,  196,  198, 
201,  205,  215,  218,  223,  225,  228,  246, 


251,  256,  261,  275,  278,  280,  284,  288, 
291,  292. 

Fredericksburg  National  Cemetery, 
89. 

Fredonia,  3,  171,  172,  173,  175,  179, 
182,  188,  189,  190,  191,  192,  193,  194, 
197,  200,  202,  203,  204,  207,  208,  211, 
212,  213,  219,  220,  222,  225,  226,  227, 
231,  232,  233,  234,  235,  241,  248,  250, 
251,  252,  254,  255,  256,  258,  260,  261, 
262,  263,  268,  270,  276,  277,  278,  279, 
281,  282,  284,  285,  288,  289,  292. 

Freeman,  Charles,  captured,  33;  205. 

Freeman,  Mprley  U.,  89,  205. 

Freemont  Rifles,  2. 

Frei,  John,  205. 

French  Creek,  220. 

French,  Colonel,  75. 

French,  Simon  W.,  -wounded,  33;  89, 
205. 

French,  William  Henry,  38,  39. 

Frier,  Frederick,  wounded,  65 ;  205. 

Fries,  John,  205. 

Fuller,  John,  205. 

Fuller,  Ludophicus  W.,  206. 

Fuller,  Perry  W.,  206. 

Funk,  Charles,  206. 

Funke,  Christopher,  wounded,  46; 
206. 

Funkstown,  155,  237. 

Fuss,  Mathias,  206. 

GAFNEY,  CHARLES,  206. 

Gahrig,  Philip,  206. 

Gainesville,  38,  261. 

Galen,  233,  278. 

Gardner,  John  C.,  capture^,  87;  206. 

Gardner,  Thomas,  206. 

Gates,  Oscar  R.,  206. 

Gattie,  Joseph,  206. 

Gauchat,  Emil,  wounded,  50;  206, 
207. 

Geelan,  Barnett,  wounded,  50;  207. 

Geisler,  Joseph,  wounded,  65 ;  207. 

Geller,  Joseph,  207. 

General  Hospital,  171. 

Genesee  Falls,  216. 

Genther,  Benedict,  207. 

Georgetown,  18,  175,  196,  208,  229, 
252. 

Germanna,  39,  43,  5^  159,  160. 

Germantown,  170. 

Gerry,  260. 

Gettysburg,  6,  35,  36,  37,  95,  104,  149, 
155,  236,  256,  260,  284. 

Gettysburg  National  Cemetery,  89. 

Getty,  George  Washington,  sent  to 
hold  ground,  43 ;  temporarily  in 
command  of  Sixth  Corps,  75;  offi 
cial  report  of  Battle  of  Cedar 
Creek,  78-81;  pointed  Sergeant 


Index 


303 


McKelvy  to  the  exact  spot  where 
General  Bidwell  was  killed,  153, 
154. 

Gibbs,  Walter,  wounded,  50;  207. 

Gifford,  Henry  J,  88,  207. 

Gifford,  N.  C.  Martin,  207. 

Giger,  Lawrence,  207. 

Giggley,  Rudolph,  89,  207. 

Gilbert,  Mrs.  Sarah  D.,  155. 

Gilbert,  Simeon,  207. 

Gillett,  William  H.,  killed,  65;  89, 
207. 

Gilman,  George  W.,  3,  208,  290. 

Glass,  Joseph,  208. 

Glenn,  William,  208  . 

Glossender,  Thomas,  208. 

Goldschmidt,  Julius,  killed,  52;  208. 

Goodwin,  Phineas  S.,  208. 

Golden  Church,  104. 

Golding's  Farm,  6,  II,  156. 

Gorham,  Edward  L.,  208. 

Gorham,  Jerry  G.,  killed,  45;  208. 

Gorsline,  Richard  M.,  89,  208. 

Gott,  Charles,  captured,  54;  208. 

Gourley,  James  A.,  wounded,  65; 
207. 

Graham,  Peter,  208. 

Grand  Island,  270. 

Grant,  Lewis  A.,  in  command  of  Sec 
ond  Division,  79 ;  attacked  enemy, 
80. 

Grant,  Ulysses  Simpson,  appointed 
commander,  42 ;  failed  to  get  by 
Lee's  flank,  43 ;  flank  movement  to 
Spottsylvania  Court  House,  47; 
strategy  failed,  48;  regretted  last 
charge  at  Cold  Harbor,  62; 
directed  General  Wright's  return 
to  Washington,  66 ;  visited  army  in 
Shenandoah  Valley,  67;  broke 
thru  Lee's  line,  85. 

Grasshoff,  John,  208. 

Graves,  Edwin  A.,  wounded,  22;  209. 

Graydon,  Peter,  209. 

Greely,  Charles  W.,  captured,  33; 
209. 

Greene,  Gilbert  J.,  3,  209,  289. 

Greene,  Richard  T.,  209. 

Green,  James,  209. 

Greenman,  James,  209. 

Greenman,  Richard,  119,  209. 

Greenwood,  William,  wounded,  46: 
209. 

Gregg,  Robert  W.,  209. 

Griffin,  Thomas,  209. 

Griggs,  Robert  E.,  209. 

Grisley,  John,  killed,  50;  210. 

Griswold,  James  H.,  210. 

Groce,  Freeman,  210. 

Grover,  Adoniram,  210. 

Grow,  Nicholas,  210. 

20 


Gula,  Andrew,  killed,  22 ;  210. 
Guire,  Michael,  210. 
Guire,  Patrick,  210. 
Guiry,  Michael,  210. 
Gurley  House,  155. 
Guth,  Philip,  210. 

HAAS,  JOHN  F.,  captured,  54;  210. 

Haase,  Hermann,  killed,  52,  53;  192, 
210,  211. 

Haase,  Luther  R.,  wounded,  50;  211. 

Hack,  Nathan,  211. 

Haegran,  George,  211. 

Haentges,  John  G.,  211. 

Hagart,  Adam,  211. 

Hagerstown,  36,  174,  180,  186,  215, 
217,  228,  256,  260,  263,  274,  292. 

Haight,  Junior,  John,  211. 

Haines,  Erasmus  W.,  13,  211,  217. 

Hair,  Lyman  W.,  211. 

Haisbach,  Frederick,  211. 

Hale,  Walter  H.,  89,  211. 

Haley,  William,  211. 

Hall,  Clement  F,  211,  212. 

Hall,  Henry  D.,  3,  180,  212. 

Hall,  James  A.,  3,  212,  224. 

Hall,  John,  captured,  54;  212. 

Halloan,  Peter,  212. 

Hall's.  Hill,  207. 

Halltown,  67. 

Halsey,  Francis  M.,  212. 

Halsey,  Harvey,  212. 

Hambleton,  William  T.,  212. 

Hamburg,  212. 

Hammond  Hospital,  185,  238. 

Hammond,  William  R.,  captured,  37; 
212. 

Hampton,  118,  198,  236. 

Hampton  Roads,  8. 

Hanby,  John,  212. 

Hanchett,  Lewis  L.,  captured,  53 ; 
212,  213. 

Hancock,  Winfield  Scott,  commander 
of  Second  Corps,  35 ;  consolidation 
of  corps,  42 ;  at  Chancellorsville, 
43;  on  extreme  right,  48;  with 
drew  Second  Corps,  50;  captured 
position,  56. 

Handkin,  Richard  W.,  213. 

Handy,  Henry,  wounded,  53;  213. 

Haney,  Anthony,  213. 

Harden,  John,  213. 

Harding,  Henry  D.,  wounded,  77;  89, 
213. 

Hardy,  James,  213. 

Harewood  Hospital,  211,  235,  243, 
262. 

Harmony,  243,  256,  266. 

Harnety,  William  H.,  213. 

Harper's  Ferry,  19,  67,  227. 

Harrington,  Charles,  213. 


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Harrington,  Nelson,  89,  213. 

Harrington,  Newton,  213. 

Harris,  Alonzo  D.,  wounded,  46;  137, 

213. 
Harris,   Gilbert   D.,   killed,   52;    162, 

214. 

Harrisburg,  220,  236. 
Harrison's  Landing,  15,  23,  118,  173, 

217,  239,  245,  248,  253,  267,  277. 
Harse,  William,  captured,  38;  214. 
Hart,  Francis  H.,  wounded,  50;  214. 
Hart  Island,  261. 
Hart,  Rollin,  214. 
Hart,  Samuel,  214. 
Hartler,  John,  214. 
Harvey,  George,  214. 
Hassett,  Quincy  A.,  214. 
Hatcher's  Run,  85. 
Havens,  John  S.,  214. 
Hayden,  Charles  H.,  214. 
Hayden,  William,  214. 
Hayes,  George  E.,  214. 
Hayes,  John,  214,  215. 
Haynes,  Sylvester  S.,  89,  215. 
Hays,  Horace  H.,  215. 
Hayes,    Otis    B.,    captured,    33;    126, 

127,  215. 

Hayes,  Rutherford  Birchard,  77. 
Hayes,  William,  135. 
Hazeltine,  Clark  S.,  "  The  Methodist 
Minister  who  Owned  Camp  Griffin, 
Virginia,     where    the    49th     New 
York  Volunteers  encamped  during 
the  Winter  of  1861-2,"  142,  215. 
Hazen,   Marcellus  E.,  wounded,   50- 

215. 

Heacock,  Mrs.  Abbey  P.,  155. 
Heacock,   Reuben    E.,   captain    Com 
pany  E,  3 ;  killed,  53 ;  105,  215,  290. 
Hearsberger,  Frederick,  215. 
Hehr,  Christian,  215. 
Heinz,  Peter,  killed,  45;  215. 
Heintz,  Valentine,  215. 
Hellrigel,  Peter,  215. 
Hemenger,  Oramel,  216. 
Hemmingway,  Albert,  wounded,  46; 

216. 

Henderson,  George,  216. 
Henderson,  James,  216. 
Hennes,  Adam,  216. 
Henry,  John  N.,  216. 
Herlan,  Jacob,  216. 
Herman,  George,  killed,  77;  89,  216. 
Herman,     Jacob,     wounded,    53,    77; 

Herman,  William,  216. 
Hermon,  Cornelius,  216. 
Herrick,  George  B.,  217. 
Herrick,  Mortimer,  killed,  50;  217. 
Herrick,  Nathan,  88,  217. 
Herring,  William,  217. 


Herrington,  Oliver,  217. 
Hessel,  Charles  E.,  217. 
Heth,  General,  led  van  of  Lee's  army, 

oO. 

Hetzel,  William  H.,  wounded,  46; 
217. 

Hickmott,  Charles  H.,  killed,  45;  89, 
182,  202,  217. 

Higgins,  George,  217. 

Hildebrand,  Charles  F.,  wounded, 
50;  217. 

Hill,  Charles,  217. 

Hill,  George  W.,  89,  218. 

Hill,  Henry  S.,  218. 

Hill,  Henry  U.,  218. 

Hill,  John,  218. 

Hilyer,  Ezekial,  218. 

Hines,  John  B.,  218. 

Hiss,  Joseph,  218. 

Hobart,  Alfred  C,  218. 

Hodge,  Miss  Sarah,  155. 

Hodge,  Mrs.  William,  155. 

Hodges,  George  H.,  218. 

Hodges,  Lewis  C.,  218. 

Hodgson,  John,  218. 

Hoffman,  Christian,  wounded,  46; 
218,  219. 

Hoffman,  Frank,  219. 

Hoffman  House  Hospital,  22,  209. 

Hoffmnn,  John,  219. 

Hoffman,  John  C.,  219. 

Hogan,  Hugh,  wounded,  46;  219. 

Hohenstein,  John,  219. 

Holch,  Ludwig,  219. 

Holdridge,  Ira,  219. 

Hollander,  Chester,  219. 

Hollo wav.  Isaac,  1. 

Holt,  Erastus  D.,  first  lieutenant 
Company  I,  4 ;  wounded,  53 ;  killed 
86;  219,  220,  223,  266,  267. 

Hooker,  Joseph,  in  command  of  divi 
sion,  9 ;  commander  of  Center 
Grand  Division,  25;  commander  of 
Army  of  the  Potomac,  28;  battle 
of  Chancellorsville,  29;  Sedgwick 
expected  to  meet,  31 ;  followed 
Lee's  army,  34. 

Hooker,  Joseph  J.,  220. 

Hoover,  Orlando,  220. 

Hopper,  James  H.,  220. 

Horgrave,  George,  220. 

Horn,  John  L.,  89,  220. 

Horton,  John  J.,  220. 

Horton,  Nathan  S.,  captured,  54; 
220. 

Hotchkiss,  David  J.,  89,  220. 
Houg,  Anthony,  wounded,  77 ;  220. 
Houghton,  Uriah,  89,  220. 
Housam,  John,  220. 

Howard,  Charles,  220. 
Howard,  Ervin,  220. 


Index 


305 


Howard,    Henry    W.,    wounded,    53; 

221. 

Howard,  John,  221. 
Howard,  Oliver  Otis,  selected  Union 

position  at  Gettysburg,  35. 
Howard,  Peter,  221. 
Howard,  Timothy,  wounded,  50,  77; 

221. 

Hoyt,  Charles  N.,  221. 
Hoyt,  George  P.,  captured,  54;  221. 
Hoyt,  Edward  J.,  221. 
Hubbell,  Daniel  V.  B,  221. 
Hubbers,  Gerhardt,  221. 
Huber,  Bernard,  221. 
Hudson,        Junior,        William        S., 

wounded,  77;  221,  222,  226,  283. 
Hudson's  Mills,  105,  106. 
Hughes,  William,  222. 
Hughes,  Thomas,  222. 
Hulburt,  William  H.,  222. 
Hull,  Marvin,  222. 
Hunt,  Elisha  W.,  222. 
Hunting,  Alva,  88,  222. 
Hunting,    Lafayette,    wounded,    53; 

222. 

Hurd,  David,  222. 
Hurlburt,  Hiram,  222. 
Husterd,  James,  222. 
Hutchings,  Henry  E.,  223. 
Hutchinson,  Michael,  223. 
Hutchinson,  Thomas,  223. 
Hyattstown,  34. 
Hynes,  Thomas,  223. 

IHLER,  JOSEPH,  wounded,  77;  223. 
Ingalsbe,    Henry    H.,    captured,    33; 

wounded,  53 ;  192,  223. 
Ingersoll,  Alvah  S.,  223. 
Ingraham,  William  H.,  223. 
Ingram,  David,  wounded,  65 ;  223. 
Invalid  v^orps,  176. 
Iretpn,  Thomas,  223. 
Irwin,  Colonel,  20. 

JACKSON,  JOSEPH  B.,  224. 

Jackson,  William,  224. 

Jacob's  Ford,  39. 

Jacobs,  John,  224. 

Jamison,  Isaac,  224. 

Jardine,  Robert,  224. 

Jarvis  Hospital,  248. 

Java,  194. 

Jamestown,  4,  42,  88,  90,  118,  154,  170, 
171,  174,  175,  176,  177,  178,  181,  185, 
187,  189,  192,  193,  195,  197,  198,  200, 
201,  205,  206,  207,  209,  213,  214,  215, 
216,  218,  219,  220,  221,  224,  225,  228, 
229,  231,  233,  234,  238,  240,  241,  244, 
246,  250,  255,  256,  257,  258,  260,  261, 
262,  267,  270,  272,  273,  276,  277,  278, 


280,  282,  283,  286,  287,  288,  290,  291, 
292. 

Jefferson,  18. 

Jenkins,  John  A.,  224. 

Jenkins,  William  E.,  224. 

Jessup,  Daniel  F.,  224. 

Johnson,  George,  224. 

Johnson,  George  Washington, 
wounded,  65;  3,  4,  6,  199,  220,  224, 

Johnson,  Harrison,  224. 

Johnson,  Henry,  225. 

Johnson,  John  T.,  wounded,  50;  225 

Johnson,  Nathan,  wounded,  33;  cap 
tured,  47 ;  225. 

Johnson,  Perry,  225. 

Johnson,  Peter,  225. 

Johnson,  Robert  H.,  Colonel  Bid- 
well's  orderly,  32. 

Johnson,  Samuel,  225. 

Johnson,  William,  225. 

Johnston,  Joseph  Eggleston,  13,  85. 

Johnstown,  18. 

Jones,  David  W.,  225. 

Jones,  Jacob  H.,  225. 

Jones,  Marshall  A.,  225. 

Jones,     Mrs.  Miles,  155. 

Jones,  Thaddeus  W.,  225. 

Jones,  Thomas  A.,  wounded,  46 ;  225, 
226. 

Jones,  Wilber  S.,  226. 

Jones,  William,  226. 

Jordan,  Samuel  S.,  89,  226. 

Joy,  John,  226. 

Judiciary  Square  Hospital,  33,  205. 

Judson,  Mrs.  Sarah  M.,  155. 

Justice,  John  H.,  226. 

KAISER,  WILLIAM  J.,  73,  196,  226,  264. 

Karr,  Adam,  226. 

Kaufman,  Martin,  226. 

Keele,  Andrew  H.,  wounded,  53 ;  226. 

Keeley,  James,  227. 

Keers,  Matthew,  captured,  54;  227. 

Kellett,    Benjamin   T.,   captured,    54: 

227. 

Kelley,  George,  227. 
Kelly,  John,  227. 
Kelly's  Ford,  38. 

Kelly,  Thomas  J.,  wounded,  33;  227. 
Kendall,  Charles  A.,  227. 
Keneally,  John,  227. 
Keneley,  Michael,  227. 
Kennedy,  90,  135,  140. 
Kennedy,  Lester  E.,  227. 
Kennedy,  Patrick,  227. 
Kenney,  James,  227. 
Kerigan,  Thomas,  wounded,  50;  227, 

228. 

Kessler,  Hermann,  wounded,  50;  228. 
Kessler,  Jacob,  228. 

Kester,  William  C,  228. 


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Kettle  Run,  38. 

Kiantone,  282. 

Kibler,  Peter,  wounded,  22;  89,  228. 

Kigar,  Richard,  228. 

Kimball,  Henry,  228. 

Kimball,  Oscar  S.,  wounded,  50;  228. 

King,  Edward,  228. 

King,  Frank,  228. 

King,  Frederick  W.,  228. 

King,  George  H.,  wounded,  46;  228. 

Kingsley,    Henry   H.,    wounded,   69; 

229. 

Kinnenson,  Henry  L.,  229. 
Kinner,  James,  229. 
Kirchenmeyer,  Franz,  229. 
Kirshaw,  William,  229. 
Kitchin,  Wesley,  229. 
Klank,  Peter,  229. 
Klein,  Joseph,  killed,  45 ;  229. 
Klein,  William,  90,  229. 
Kline,  John,  229. 
Knecktell,  Jacob,  229. 
Knippel,  George,  229. 
Knop,  Carl,  wounded  and  captured, 

47;  229. 

Knowlen,  John,  230. 
Knowlton,  Hiram,  230. 
Kochane,  Jeremiah,  230. 
Koehler,  Emil,  180,  230. 
Koning,  Bernhard,  230. 
Korn,  Emil,  230. 
Kraemer,  George,  230. 
Kraig,  Joseph,  230. 
Kris,  James,  230. 
Krupp,  Henry,  230. 
Krussa,  John,  230. 
Kun,  Herman,  230. 
Kurtzwart,  George,  230. 

LAFFERTY,  JOHN,  231. 

Laird,    Pliny    P.,    wounded,    46,    69; 

231. 

Lamar,  J.  Q.  A.,  wounded,  13. 
Lamb,  David  G.,  231. 
Lamb,  Russel,  231. 
Lamb,  Stephen  P.,  231. 
Lambert,   Junior,   David,   killed,   65; 

231,  259. 

Lamper,  Charles,  231. 
Lancaster,  290. 
Landram,  E.  L.,  sold  land  for  Bloody 

Angle  Monument,  54,  89. 
Lands,  John  A.,  231. 
Lane,  Nathan  W.,  231. 
Lane,  William  H.,  231. 
Lang,  George,  231. 
Lang,  Thomas,  231. 
Langdon,  Arba  B.,  231. 
Langenbach,  David,  231. 
Langley,  66. 
Langmyer,  Frank,  232. 


Laona,  212. 

Larabee,  Cyrus  R.,  232. 

Larabee,  Ithiel  S.,  232. 

Larned,  Henry  S.,  232. 

Larned,  Josephus  Nelson,  tribute  to 
General  Bidwell,  91. 

Larwood,  Lorenzo,  232. 

Larwood,  Robert,  232. 

Larwood,  Samuel,  232. 

Lawcock,  Parnell,  232. 

Lawrence,  Thomas,  232. 

Layer,  Adam,  232. 

Lay,  Mrs.  Fannie  A.,  155. 

Layton,  Charles,  killed,  65;  232. 

Lebanon,  206,  275. 

LeCamp  Hospital,  275. 

Lee,  James,  232. 

Lee,  Robert  Edmund,  in  command  of 
Confederate  Army  of  Northern 
Virginia,  13;  turn  right  of  Army 
of  the  Potomac,  20;  entrenched  on 
Marye's  Heights,  26 ;  took  offensive, 
29;  invaded  North,  34;  van  led  by 
General  Heth,  35;  rear  at  Fair- 
field,  36 ;  much  marching  and  coun 
termarching,  37 ;  failure  of  Grant 
to  flank,  43;  thwarted  Grant's 
strategy,  48 ;  attempted  flank  move 
ment  at  Bloody  Angle,  50;  stopping 
supplies,  59;  sent  General  Early 
down  Shenandoah  Valley,  63 ; 
Early  to  reinforce,  66 ;  stretched 
out  line,  85 ;  no  hope  of  escape,  86 ; 
fell  back  on  the  Rapidan,  104;  forces 
along  banks  of  Rapidan,  113;  on 
way  to  front,  115;  army  busy,  136; 
went  with  native  state,  141. 

Lee,  Robert  W,  233. 

Lee,  Thomas,  233. 

Leland,  Dayton  R.,  wounded  and 
captured,  53,  54,  162,  233. 

Leesburg,  66,  174,  240. 

Lee's  Mill,  8. 

Leet,  Timothy  A.,  233. 

Lehman,  Louis,  233. 

Leib,  Jacob,  233. 

Lenox,  Charles,  233. 

Lenox,  Solomon,  233. 

Lentz,  Simon  Washington,  233. 

Leroy,  204. 

Leroy,  Charles,  captured,  54;  233. 

Leslie,  Lewis  J.,  233. 

Levan,  William  H.,  233. 

Leveck,  Casper,  90,  234. 

Leveck,  John,  234. 

Leveck,  Jacob,  234. 

Levi,  Felix,  234. 

Lewinsville,  7,  66,  156. 

Lewis,  Andrew  D.,  234. 

Lewis,  Charles,  captured,  87;  234. 

Lewis,  Elias  D.,  234. 


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Lewis,  Elisha  H.,  234. 

Lewis,  Milton,  killed,  8;  89,  234. 

Lewis,    William    H.,    wounded,    46; 

234. 

Liberty  Mills,  112. 
Lich.  Philip,  89,  234. 
Liebetrut,  Frederick  A.,  234. 
Lighthalt,    Michael,    killed,    77;    88, 

235. 

Limbark,  Jacob,  235. 
Linberg,  John,  235. 
Lincoln,    Abraham,    reviewed    Sixth 
Corps,   23 ;    order   relieving    Burn- 
side,    Sumner    and    Franklin,    28; 
bestowed  medal  of  honor  upon  Ser 
geant   McVeane,  31 ;   at  wharf  to 
meet   arrival   of   Sixth   Corps,  64; 
eye  witness  to  battle  of  Fort  Stev 
ens,  64,  65;  brevetted  Daniel  Da 
vidson    Bidwell   brigadier   general, 
67;  96,  129,  130,  131,  164. 
Lincoln,  Jarvie  C.,  captured,  47;  235. 
Lindguist,  John  F.,  235. 
Linkletter,  William,  235. 
Linnenbitz,  Charles,  89,  235. 
Little,  George,  235. 
Little  Falls,  246. 
Little  Round  Top,  35. 
Lockhart,  John,  235. 
Lockport,  2,  3,  120,  170,  172,  173,  174, 
175,  176,  179,  180,  182,  184,  185,  186, 
187,  190,  191,  203,  205,  206,  216,  217, 
222,  223,  225,  226,  227,  230,  232,  233, 
234,  235,  240,  245,  250,  251,  252,  253, 
255,  262,  266,  269,  270,  272,  273,  275, 
278,  279,  281,  285,  289,  291. 
Lodes,  William,  235. 
Long  Beach,  142. 
Long  Bridge,  17. 
Long,  John,  235. 
Long,  Joseph  W.,  235. 
Long,  William  H.,  59,  73. 
Longee,  Norton  B.,  235. 
Lonson,  Francis,  236. 
Los  Angeles,  142. 
Lotz,  William,  236. 
Louden,  Amos  M.,  236. 
Louden,  George,  236. 
Louden,  James,  236. 
Louden  Park  Cemetery,  88. 
Louer,  George  F.,  236. 
Loux,  John,  236. 
Lovelett,  George,  236. 
Lovelett,  Henry,  236. 
Lovel  Hospital,  194. 
Lower,  Charles,  236. 
Luce,  Joseph,  wounded,  37;  236. 
Lunney,  Thomas  W.,  236. 
Lusk,  Henry  N.,  236. 
Lynch,  William,  237. 
Lyon,  James  S.,  killed,  45 ;  89,  237. 


MACARTHY,  THOMAS,  237. 

Mack,  Denny  G.,  237. 

Madden,  Robert,  237. 

Mahar,  Thomas,  237. 

Mahoney,  John,  237. 

Mahoney,  Thomas,  237. 

Malady,  Matthew,  237. 

Mallory,  Zalmon  E.,  237. 

Malloy,  Patrick,  wounded,  65;  237. 

Malvern  Hill,  6,  15,  95,  155. 

Manassas,  124. 

Manassas  Junction,  38. 

Manchester,  34,  237,  248. 

Mansfield,  30. 

Market  Street  Hospital,  251. 

Mark,  George,  237. 

Markham,  Lewis  H.,  238. 

Marks,  Augustus,  238. 

Marsh,  Alonzo  J.,  captain  Company 

K,4;  124,  142,  238,272. 
Marsh,  Henry  N.,  238. 
Marsh,  Virgil,  238. 
Marston,  Isaac,  238. 
Martinsburg,  67. 
Marye's  Heights,  26,  29,  31,  37,  136, 

155,  180,  184,  210,  219,  227,  236,  247, 

248,  256. 

Maschke,  Charles,  238. 
Mather,  Amos,  238. 
Mathews,  Melvin  L.,  238. 
Mathews,  Andrew  J.,   wounded,   53; 

£Oo« 

Mathias,  Jeremiah,  238. 

Maxwell,  James  H.,  239. 

May,  Calvin  L.,  239. 

May,  Gustavus,  239. 

Mazienier,  Louis,  239. 

McAndrew,  John,  239. 

McBride,  Alexander,  239. 

McCarthy,  Florence,  239. 

McCarthy,  John,  239. 

McCarthy,  David,  239. 

McClellan,  George  Brinton,  failed  to 
take  advantage,  13;  friction  with 
War  Department,  15;  without  a 
command,  16;  again  in  command 
of  Army  of  Potomac,  17;  super 
seded  by  General  Burnside,  23 ;  re 
organizing  army,  95. 

McClellan  Hospital,  202. 

McConnell,  Arthur,  239. 

McConnell,  John,  239. 

McCrea,  John,  239. 

McCuen,  John,  240. 

McCuen,  Joseph,  240. 

McDermid,  Neil,  240. 

McDonald,  John,  240. 

McDonald,  Louis,  240. 

McDonald,  William  E    240 

McFarlane,  William,  89,  240. 

McGarry,  John,  240. 


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McGinn,  Patrick,  captured,  53;  240. 

McGorey,  James,  killed,  52;  240. 

McGuire,  George,  240. 

McGurk,  Felix,  240. 

Mclntire,  James,  240. 

Mclntyre,  Joseph,  241. 

McKay,  Lewis,  241. 

McKelvey,  Samuel,  241. 

McKelvy,  Alexander  H.,  journal  of, 
4;  Fredericksburg  campaign,  26; 
crossing  Rappahannock  river,  32; 
captured,  37,  38;  addresses  at  Get 
tysburg  and  Spottsylvania  Court 
Court  House,  88;  address  at  me 
morial  exercises,  90;  report  of 
his  capture,  104-118;  "A  Typical 
Foraging  Expedition,"  133;  "A 
Notable  Artillery  Shot,"  139;  "A 
Bad  Half  Hour  with  General 
'Baldy'  Smith,  143;  "Degrada 
tion  of  an  Officer  for  Cowardice," 
149;  tribute  to  General  Bidwell, 
151;  address  at  dedication  of 
Bloody  Angle  Monument,  164,  241. 

McKelvy,  James,  241. 

McKinley,  William,  77. 

McLain,  John,  241. 

McLaughlin,  Andrew,  241. 

McMahon,  General,  62. 

McMahon,  Timothy,  241. 

McMulkin,  John,  241 

McNamara,  Thomas,  241. 

McNeil,  John,  241. 

McNerney,  Thomas,  241,  242. 

McQue,  Edward,  89,  242. 

McVeane,  John  P.,  took  colors  of 
58th  Virginia  Regiment,  31;  killed 
45 ;  196,  242. 

Meade,  George  Gordon,  appointed 
commander  of  Army  of  the  Poto 
mac,  34;  battle  of  Gettysburg,  35, 
36;  cautious  commander,  37;  Mine 
Run  campaign,  40;  113. 

Mechanicville,  11,  156. 

Medina,  173,  174,  194,  201,  208,  210, 
232,  237,  243,  245,  253,  273,  274,  288. 

Meekings,  William,  242. 

Mehrvadt,  Charles,  242. 

Meissuer,  Ernst,  242. 

Merchant,  Milton  J.,  242. 

Meridian  Hill,  7. 

Merrick,  George,  242. 

Merrill,  Robert,  killed,  52;  242. 

Merrimac,  7. 

Merritt,  Lafayette,  242. 

Mertz,  John,  242. 

Messenger,  Daniel,  242. 

Metz,  George,  243. 

Meyer,  Augustus  B.,  243,  272. 

Middletown,  74,  75,  76,  80,  81,  98. 

Miles,  Colonel,  19. 


Miles,  Franklin,  243. 

Miles,  Thomas  J.,  killed,  22;  90,  243. 

Mill  Creek,  179. 

Mill  Creek  Hospital,  254,  265,  268. 

Miller,  Albert  C,  wounded,  46;  137, 

243. 

Miller,  Charles,  243. 
Miller,  Freeman,  wounded,  46;  243. 
Miller,  Gilbert,  243. 
Miller,  Henry,  243. 
Miller,  Nelson,  244. 
Milliken,  C.  A.,  73. 
Mina,  175,  204,  267,  269,  276. 
Minard,  William  E.,  244. 
Miner,  George  R.,  244. 
Mine  Run,  6,  39,  40,  155. 
Moan,  Charles,  244. 
Moeller,  John,  244. 
Mohr,  Martin,  244. 
Molin,  Lawrence,  wounded,  53 ;  244. 
Monahan,  Peter,  244. 
Monitor,  7. 
Monocacy  Bridge,  18. 
Monocacy  Creek,  53,  199. 
Monroe,  Richard,  244. 
Montgomery,  George,  killed,  77;  88, 

244. 

Moore,  Augustus,  wounded,  46;  244. 
Moore,  Frank,  245. 
Moore,  John,  245. 
Morgan,  Edwin  Dennison,  1,  2. 
Moriarity,   Philip   S.,  killed,  42;  89, 

245. 

Morris,  Henry,  245. 
Morris,  Samuel  A.,  245. 
Morrison,  William,  245. 
Moser,  Frank,  wounded,  46;  245. 
Moses,  Augustus  F.,  245. 
Moses,  R.  H.,  73. 
Mosier,  Tames  H.,  245. 
Moss,  Charles  H.,  captain  Company 

H,  3;  120,  121,  122,  182,  245. 
Moss,  Frank  P.,  captured,  38;  246. 
Motch,  Frank,  246. 
Mound  City,  284,  286. 
Mount   Pleasant   Hospital,   207,  215, 

221,  280. 
Mouray,     Sebastian,     wounded,     77; 

246. 

Mower  Hospital,  206. 
Moylan,  Isaac,  246. 
Mueller,  Jacob,  killed,  45 ;  246. 
Mueller,  John,  246. 
Mulkie,   William,   88,    137,    138,    159, 

246. 
Mulkin,  Erastus,  wounded,  27;  246, 

247. 

Mullen,  Richard,  246. 
Muller,  Frederick,  246. 
Muller,  John,  246. 


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309 


Muller,  Rudolph,  wounded,  46;  246, 

247. 

Mundee,  Charles,  73. 
Muns,  George  T.,  247. 
Murdock.   Spencer,  89,  247. 
Murphy,    Charles    A.,    120,    121,    122, 

247. 

Murphy,  Patrick,  killed,  50;  247. 
Murphy,  Philip  J.,  247. 
Murray,  Dennis,  247. 
Mutersbaugh,  D.  M.,  142,  143. 
Myers,  Frank,  247. 
Myers,  John,  247. 
Mylacraine,   John  E.,  wounded,   46; 

247. 

NABHOLZ,  JACOB,  247. 

Nagel,  Charles,  wounded,  77;  247. 

Nash,  Daniel  W.,  248. 

Navel,  Charles,  248. 

Neeson,  Edward,  248. 

Neill,   Thomas    H.,   in   command   of 

Third  Brigade,  26;  official  report, 

30,  31 ;  149. 

Nelligan,  Michael,  248. 
Nelson,  Adelbert,  248. 
Nelson,  Edward,  248. 
Nelson,  John,  88,  248. 
Nelson.  Patrick,  248. 
Neuhauser,  George,  248. 
Neumann,  Francis,  wounded,  46 ;  248. 
Neuroth,  George,  248. 
Nevins,  Madison  J.,  248. 
New  Baltimore,  38,  191. 
New  Bridge,  281,  289. 
New  Market,  224. 
Newport  News,  8,  118,  206,  216,  280, 

287. 

Newport  News  Hospital,  238. 
Newfane,  194,  262,  263,  266,  270,  278, 

286,  288. 
Newton,  John,  in  command  of  First 

Corps,  35. 

Newton  University  Hospital,  248. 
Newstead,  196,  229. 
Newman,  Arthur,   wounded,  46:   89, 

248. 
New  York  City,  2,  7,   119,  169,  170 

174,  185,  211,  213,  221,  227,  228,  229, 

230,  243,  260,  261,  268,  269. 
New  York  City  Hospital,  242. 
Niagara,  169,  203,  275. 
Nicholas,  John  G.,  wounded,  46  •  249 
Nichols,  William  H.,  killed,  52;  249. 
Nineteenth  Corps,  67,  68,  69,  74,  76, 

Ninth  Corps,  25,  48,  SO. 
Ninety-third  Pennsylvania  Regiment, 

Nitzschmann,  Charles,  wounded    50 
249. 


Nolan,  William  J.,  captured,  54;  249. 

Nolte,  Henry,  249. 

Noon,  James,  wounded,  65 ;  249. 

Normanton,  John,  wounded,  77 ;  249 

Norris,  John  D.,  249. 

North  Anna,  57,  59,  155. 

North  Castle,  282. 

North  Mountain,  68. 

Northrup,  Gilbert,  249. 

Noyes,  James  H.,  249. 

Nugent,  James,  wounded,  46;  249. 

Nugent,  Patrick,  250. 

Nutt,  Seldon  C,  250. 

ODELL,  HIRAM,  250. 

Oder,  Hugo,  250. 

O'Donnell,  Edward,  250. 

O'Hara,  James,  250. 

Old  Cooper  Shop,  7. 

Olds,  Horace,  250. 

Olmstead,  Daniel,  89,  250. 

O'Keefe,  Captain,  79. 

One  Hundred  and  Eighth  New  York 

Regiment,  176. 

One  Hundred    and    Eighty-fifth    In 
fantry,  277. 
One  Hundred     and     Eighty-seventh 

Infantry,  218,  230. 
One  Hundred      and      Fiftieth     New 

York  Regiment,  234. 
One  Hundred      and     Twelfth     New 

York  Regiment,   23,   24,    187,   197, 

275,  280. 
One  Hundred  and  Twenty-second 

New  York  Regiment,  64,  70,  71,  72, 

O'Neill,  John,  killed,  50;  250. 
Opequon,  5,  69,  70,  156,  176,  177,  200, 

264,  265. 
Oran,  275. 
Orange,  176. 

Orange  Court  House,  113,  160. 
O'Regan,  Timothy,  killed,  52;  250. 
Orr,  George  S.,  59,  73. 
Orr,  Henry  C.,  captured,  54;  250. 
Orr,  Thomas,  killed,  52;  250,  251. 
Ortobein,  Gabriel,  wounded,  50;  251. 
Ortwein,  John,  251. 
Osborn,  John,  captured,  33,  251. 
Oswego,  222,  255. 

PALMER,  CHARLES,  251. 
Palmer,    Charles    H.,    captain    Com 
pany  C,  3;  199,  251. 
Palmer,  Danford  M.,  251. 
Palmer,  Ferris,  wounded,  46;  251. 
Palmeter,  Francis,  251. 
Palmiter,  John  W.,  251. 
Palmore,  James  W.,  251. 
Palmyra,  33,  169. 


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Panama,  191,  221,  231,  253,  271,  278, 
289. 

Park  Barracks,  2,  174,  175,  226,  230, 
245,  271,  278. 

Parker,  Cyrus  W.,  251. 

Parker,  Franklin  B.,  wounded,  50; 
252. 

Parnwell,  Elijah,  252. 

Parnwell,  Samuel,  89,  252. 

Partridge,  George,  killed,  52 ;  89,  252. 

Pasch,  John,  252. 

Patrick's  Brigade,  20. 

Patrick,  William  P.,  252. 

Paul,  John,  252. 

Payne,  Richard,  252. 

Payne's  Farm,  39. 

Payton,  William,  252. 

Peach  Orchard,  35. 

Pearce,  Samuel  W.,  wounded,  53; 
252. 

Pendergest,  Thomas,  252. 

Peninsula,  6,  15. 

Peririe,  Theodore,  253. 

Perrins,  Peter,  253. 

Perry,  Egbert,  253. 

Perry,  Elias,  253. 

Perry,  Jefferson,  253. 

Petersburg,  5,  6,  58,  62,  81,  85,  86, 
117,  124,  129,  156,  171,  184,  202, 
206,  219,  225,  234,  259,  277,  282. 

Peters,  Frederick,  253. 

Peterson,  John,  253. 

Petersville,  186,  241. 

Pettel,  Henry  S.,  253. 

Pharo,  Stephen  M.,  253. 

Phelps,  James  Henry,  253. 

Phelps,  Josiah  Q.,  253. 

Philadelphia,  7,  175,  182,  188,  189, 
191,  200,  202,  206,  211,  218,  225,  228, 
233,  234,  235,  251,  254,  256,  262,  266, 
270,  275,  276,  277,  280,  287. 

Philadelphia  National  Cemetery,  89. 

Pickett,  General,  Confederate  charge 
at  Gettysburg,  36. 

Pickett,  John  H.,  88,  253. 

Pickett,  Russell  E.,  254. 

Pierkel,  Beno,  254. 

Pike,  Harmon,  254. 

Pine  Tree  Meeting  House,  160. 

Piper,  Henry  W.,  254. 

Pixley,  George  W.,  254. 

Plant,  Anthony,  254. 

Plant,  George  W.,  254. 

Plattner,  Albert  A.,  wounded  46: 
254. 

Plogsted,  John  F.  E.,  captain  Com 
pany  B,  3;  killed,  45,  46;  1,  254, 
263. 

Ploss,  Simeon  H.,  254. 

Poillon,  Aaron  B.,  254. 


Point  Lookout  Hospital,  185,  199, 
238. 

Poland,  192,  231,  272,  288,  290. 

Pope,  John,  16. 

Popp,  Gottfried,  254. 

Portchester,  3,  169,  173,  177,  179,  185, 
186,  188,  195,  197,  201,  202,  203,  205, 
212,  214,  220,  221,  223,  224,  225,  227, 
228,  231,  236,  238,  239,  240,  242,  243, 
244,  245,  246,  251,  254,  258,  264,  268, 
273,  275,  276,  277,  280,  282,  287,  291. 

Port  Columbus  Hospital,  228. 

Porter,  213. 

Porter,  Charles  H.,  254. 

Porter,  Dolphus  S.,  255. 

Porter,  Isaac  N.,  255. 

Porter,  William,  255. 

Portsmouth,  246,  249. 

Portsmouth  Grove,  194. 

Portsmouth  Grove  Hospital,  291. 

Potter,  William  Warren,  field  and 
staff  officers,  3;  255. 

Potomac  Creek  Bridge,  33,  275. 

Powell,  William,  255. 

Powers,  John,  255. 

Pratt,  Mrs.  Sophia,  155. 

Pratt,  Orlin,  wounded,  46,  77;  255. 

Pratt,  Samuel  L.,  wounded  and  cap 
tured,  50;  255. 

Pratt,  Warren  J.,  255. 

Preble,  James,  255. 

Preston,  Francis,  256. 

Preston,  George,  256. 

Preston,  Reuben  M.,  killed,  45;  203, 
256,  286. 

Price,  Chauncey,  90,  256. 

Proesse,  Gottlieb,  256. 

Proudfoot,  John,  wounded,  33,  37; 
256. 

Providence,  169,  226,  231. 

Puckett,  William  Raoull,  109,  110, 
111,  112. 

Pulford,  Schuyler,  '256. 

Purcell,  Patrick,  256. 

Purdy,  James  D.,  captured,  33;  256. 

Pygus,  Abram,  256. 

QUAINTANCE,  ADDIS  J.,  wounded,  46; 

256. 
Quatlander,  Jacob,  captured,  54;  257. 

RADU,  CHARLES  C.,  257. 
Raiber,  Frederick,  257. 
Randolph,  185. 
Rathgeber,  Jacob,  257. 
Rappahannock  Station,  6,  38,  155. 
Read,  Thomas  Buchanan,  76. 
Ream's  Station,  59,  179,  260. 
Reardon,  Edward,  257. 
Reckard,  Orman  F.,  257. 


Index 


311 


Redman,  James,  257. 
Redpath,  Robert  E.,  257. 
Reed,  George,  257. 
Reed,  William,  257. 
Reiley,  John,  257. 
Reinard,  John  F.,  killed,  45 ;  257. 
Relf,  William  E.,  wounded,  77;  258. 
Remington,  Charles,  258. 
Remington,  Frank,  258. 
"Reminiscences   of   May   18th;"  ar 
ticle  by  Sumner  A.  Smith,  146-148. 
Rendine,  Frederick,  258. 
Reynolds,  George  E.,  258. 
Reynolds,  John  Fulton,  killed,  35. 
Reynolds,     Norman,     wounded,     53; 

258. 

Rice,  Elijah,  258. 
Rice,  Henry  B.,  258. 
Rich,  Benedict,  258. 
Rich,  George  T.,  258. 
Richmond,  9,  10,  13,  25,  43,  59,  63,  85, 

96,  100,  101,  113,  114,  115,  117,  151, 

192,  196. 

Richmond  National  Cemetery,  89. 
Rich,  Silas  G.,  258. 
Richards,   John    H.,   killed,   50;   258, 

259. 

Richards,  Lewis  Cass,  243,  259. 
Richardson,  James,  259. 
Richburg,  Henry,  259. 
Richmond,  Bela  P.,  259. 
Ricord  Hospital,  228. 
Rider,  Jacob,  wounded,  53;  259. 
Rieck,  August,  259. 
Rinker,  Jacob,  259. 
Ritter,  Frank  T.,  wounded,  86;  259. 
Roach,    Thomas    W.,    wounded,    46; 

259. 

Roach,  William  E.,  259,  260. 
Robbins,  William,  wounded,  65 ;  260. 
Roberts,  Edward  N.,  260. 
Roberts,  Junior,  George,  260. 
Robertson's  Tavern,  55. 
Robins,  Dewitt  C,  260. 
Robins,  Martin,  wounded,  50;  260. 
Robinson,  Avery  R.,  260. 
Robinson,  Fayette,  260. 
Robinson,  Joseph  C.,  260. 
Robinson,  William  H.,  260. 
Rochester,  176,  195,  201,  204,  212,  215, 

218,  224,  225,  257,  259. 
Rockville,  65. 
Rockwell,  Daniel,  260. 
Roder,  Charles,  wounded,  33;  89,  261. 
Rodgers,  Henry,  261. 
Rodgers,    Joseph    E.,    wounded,    50; 

261. 

Rodway,  William  J.,  261. 
Roehm,  Henry,  261. 
Rogers,  Henry,  wounded,  53;  261. 


Rogers,  William,  261. 

Rogers,  William  Findlay,  82,  83,  105. 

Rogers,  William  B.,  261. 

Romaine,  Albert,  261. 

Rooney,  Peter,  261. 

Rooney,  William,  261. 

Rosch,  John,  261. 

Rose,  Abraham  W.,  261. 

Rose,  Charles,  262. 

Rose,  John  Charles,  262. 

Ross,  Frank,  262. 

Ross,  John,  89,  262. 

Roth,  Theodore,  262. 

Roulend,  Charles,  262. 

Rounds,  Asa,  262. 

Rowan,  James,  262. 

Rowan,  Martin  W.,  262. 

Rowlands,  Robert,  262. 

Royalton,  220. 

Royan,  Christian,  wounded,  77;  262. 

Ruhle,  William,  killed,  65 ;  262. 

Rundschu,  John,  262. 

Rush,    William,    wounded,    77;    262, 

263. 

Russell,  David  Allen,  153. 
Russell.  Nathaniel  J.,  263. 
Russell,  Junior,  Solomon  W.,  217, 

263. 

Russell,  Thomas,  263. 
Russert,  Christian,  wounded,  65 ;  263. 
Ryan,  George,  263. 
Ryan,  James,  wounded,  69;  263. 
Ryan,  John,  263. 

S ACKER,  JOHN,  263. 

Sackett,  Zaven  J.,  263. 

Sailor's  Creek.  6,  86. 

Saint  Paul,  141. 

Salmon,  David,  263. 

Sampson,  Lucius  J.,  264. 

Sanders,  Charles,  264. 

Sargenbach,  David,  264. 

Sarles,  Benjamin  D.,  264. 

Sarles,  Elisha  B.,  wounded,  50;  264. 

Satterlee  Hospital,  175,  201,  256. 

Sauerwein,  Augustus  W.,  264. 

Savage  Station,  14,  15,  155,  170,  222, 

276. 
Sayres,   Charles   A.,   killed,  69-   264, 

285. 

Scelly,  Thomas,  264. 
Schaefer,  Lorenz,  264. 
Scheibenberger,  John,  264. 
Scheiffle,  Michael,  264. 
Schenck,  Louis,  265. 
Schimmerhorn,    Stephen   Van   Rens- 

selaer,  265. 

Schnindler,  John,  265. 
Schlief,  William,  265. 
Schmidt,  Jacob,  265. 


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Schneider,  Daniel,  wounded,  53 ;  65, 
69,  165. 

Schneider,  Henry,  265. 

Scholz,  Philip,  265. 

Schoonoven,  David,  265. 

Schram,  Andrew,  wounded,  46;  265. 

Schuller,  John,  265. 

Schultz,  Frederick,  wounded,  50; 
265. 

Schultz,  Frederick,  266. 

Schweckendick,  August,  266. 

Scott,  Charles,  266. 

Scott,  Edward,  266. 

Scott,  Henrv,  266. 

Scott,  William  H.,  266. 

Scott,  William  W.,  266. 

Searson,  Nutten,  266. 

Second  Corps,  25,  29,  35,  43,  48,  50, 
51,  61. 

Second  Mounted  Rifles,  190,  199,  266, 
271. 

Secord,  David,  266. 

Sedgwick,  John,  in  command  of 
Sixth  Corps,  28;  battle  of  Marye's 
Heights,  29-31 ;  at  Gettysburg,  35 ; 
position  too  strong  for  assault, 
36;  redoubt  of  the  Rappahannock, 
38;  ordered  assault,  39;  at  Mine 
Run,  40;  consolidation  of  corps, 
42 ;  described  Colonel  Bidwell's 
bravery  at  The  Wilderness,  45; 
killed,  48;  55,  111,  113. 

See,  Silas  M.,  89,  266. 

Seeley,  Walter  G.,  222,  266. 

Seiffert,  Charles,  wounded,  77;  266, 
267. 

Selkirk,  George  Holden,  wounded, 
53;  1,  3,  5,  59,  87,  90,  100,  184,  189, 
207,  263,  267,  278. 

Selle,  Alexander,  wounded,  46;  267. 

Seminary  Hospital,  229. 

Seneca  Falls,  256. 

Seven  Pines,  11. 

Seventh  Maine  Regiment,  29,  30,  55, 
57,  61,  64,  70,  72,  73. 

Seventh  New  York  Cavalry,  263. 

Second  North  Carolina  Cavalry,  114. 

Seventh  Regiment  United  States 
colored  troops,  38. 

Seventy-fourth  New  York  Regi 
ment,  83,  94. 

Seventy-seventh  New  York  Regi 
ment,  21,  29,  56,  57,  64,  70,  71,  73, 

Seventy-ninth  New  York  Regiment, 

Severs,  Aaron  B.,  267. 
Seyd,  Alexander,  267. 
Seymour,  Charles  W.,  267. 
Shaffer,  Caleb  H,  267. 


Shaffer,  Nicholas,  267. 

Shaffer,    James    W.,    wounded,    69; 

267. 

Sharpsburg,  89,  185,  207,  236,  272. 
Shaver,   Charles,   wounded,  53;   267, 

268. 

Shaw,  Daniel,  268. 
Shaw,  Henry  A.,  268. 
Shay,  Thomas,  268. 
Shebel,  John  G.,  268. 
Sheldon,  177,  245,  260. 
Sheldon,  Miss  Grace  Carew,  90,  100. 
Sheldon,  Harrison,  268. 
Shelley,  William  M.,  268. 
Shenandoah  Valley,  6,  63,  68,  96,  124, 

Shepperd,  Elias,  268. 

Shipperd,  Jeremiah,  89,  268. 

Sherman,  209,  218,  250. 

Sherman,  Albert  V.,  wounded,  53; 
268. 

Sherman,  Charles  W.,  268. 

Sherman,  Delos,  268,  269. 

Sherman,  James  M.,  wounded,  46: 
137,  269. 

Sherman,  Levi  W.,  269. 

Sherman,  Louis,  269. 

Sheridan,  Philip  Henry,  in  command 
of  Middle  Military  Division,  67; 
destroyed  private  property  in  She 
nandoah  Valley,  68;  absent  from 
army,  74;  arrived  at  Cedar  Creek 
after  retreat  had  stopped,  76; 
directed  General  Getty  to  repel  at 
tack,  79;  army  fell  back  to  Win 
chester,  85 ;  assumed  command, 
96;  pursued  enemy  to  Harrison- 
burg,  97;  absent  during  attack,  98; 
arrival  during  day,  99. 

Sherwood,  Benjamin,  269. 

Sherwood,  John,  269. 

Shippee,  Elijah  H.,  killed,  52;  269. 

Short,  William,  wounded,  77;  269 

Shum,  Albert,  269. 

Shutts,  Alonzo  J.,  269. 

Sickles,  Daniel  Edgar,  commander  of 
Third  Corps,  35. 

Sidway,  Mrs.  Parnell  St.  John,  155. 

Siebenhuener,  Carl,  269. 

Sigwald,  Charles,  269. 

Silsby,  Jay,  269. 

Silsby,  John  D.,  wounded,  22;  270. 

Simmons,  Adelbert  P.,  270. 

Simon,  Peter,  wounded,  46;  270. 

Simpson,  Harry  H.,  270. 

Simpson,  Jacob,  270. 

Simpson,  James  A.,  270. 

Simpson,  John,  270. 

Simpson,  John  D.,  270. 

Sixteenth  Cavalry,  232. 


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313 


Sixth  Corps,  10,  20,  23,  25,  28,  29,  31, 
34,  35,  38,  39,  43,  44,  47,  48,  49,  50, 
51,  59,  61,  63,  64,  65,  66,  67,  68,  69, 
70,  74,  75,  85,  86,  96,  97,  113,  124, 
125,  129,  136,  143,  153,  154,  156,  157, 
158,  159. 

Sixth  Corps  Hospital,  274. 

Sixth  United  States  Artillery,  214, 
224. 

Sixty-fifth  New  York  Regiment,  94. 

Sixty-first  Pennsylvania  Regiment, 
57,  64,  71,  72. 

Sixth  Massachusetts  Regiment,  7. 

Skillman,  Theodore,  270. 

Skinner,  George,  270. 

Slack,  William  H.,  270. 

Slater,  Bradford,  wounded,  53;  270. 

Slater,  John,  270. 

Slayton,  Reuben  H.,  271. 

Slingerland,  Edward  A.,  271. 

Slocum,  Henry  Warner,  in  com 
mand  of  division,  19 ;  commander 
of  Twelfth  Corps,  35;  on  extreme 
right,  36. 

Slough  Hospital,  198. 

Smaldrid^e,  James  H.,  wounded,  46; 
271. 

Small,  L.  C,  59,  73. 

Smith,  Albert.  271. 

Smith,  Alexander,  271. 

Smith,  Anthony,  271. 

Smith,  Charles,  1st,  wounded,  77; 
271. 

Smith,  Charles,  2nd,  killed,  77;  89, 
271. 

Smith,  Charles  H.,  271. 

Smith,  Charles  P.,  271. 

Smith,  Eugene  F.,  271. 

Smith,  Henry,  271. 

Smith,  Henry  E.,  89,  272. 

Smith,  Hiram.  N.,  wounded,  46;  256, 
272. 

Smith,  James,  272. 

Smith,  James  H.,  272. 

Smith,  John,  272. 

Smith,  John  F.,  wounded,  SO ;  272. 

Smith,  Joseph,  272. 

Smith,  Julius,  wounded,  53,  77;  272. 

Smith,  Michael,  272. 

Smith,  Michael  W.,  272,  273. 

Smith,  Mrs.  Beulah  G.,  155. 

Smith,  Philander  L.,  273. 

Smith,  Robert,  273. 

Smith,  Robert  F.,  273. 

Smith,  Sumner  A.,  three  companies 
nearly  left  behind,  31,  32;  address, 
"Our  Flag,"  90;  "Story  of  a 
Roast  Pig,"  136 ;  "  Reminiscences 
of  May  18th,"  146;  273. 

Smith,  Thomas,  273. 


Smith,  William  Farrar,  in  command 
of  division,  7;  classmate  of  J.  Q. 
A.  Lamar,  13;  hurried  orders  to 
Colonel  Irwin,  20;  transferred,  28; 
in  command  of  Eighteenth  Corps, 
62. 

Sneider,  George,  273. 

Snicker's  Gap,  66. 

Sniffin,  James  E.,  273. 

Soldiers'  Home  National  Cemetery, 
89. 

Soldiers'  Rest,  7. 

Soles,  Benjamin,  273. 

Somerset  174,  190,  197,  204,  211,  215, 
254,  283. 

Sorber,  Hiram,  wounded,  50;  273. 

Soule,  Ebenezer,  273. 

Southard,  John  B.,  273. 

South  Mountain,  18,  34,  36,  95,  155, 
173. 

Southwick,  William  H.  S.,  273. 

Spaulding,  Jerome,  273,  274. 

Spaulding,  Thomas,  wounded,  22 ; 
274. 

Speck,  John,  274. 

Spencer,  William,  274. 

Sperbech,  Reuben,  274. 

Sperry,  Nehemiah,  wounded,  65 ; 
137,  274. 

Spillicy,  Andrew,  274. 

Spottsylvania  Court  House,  4,  5,  6, 
47,  48,  53,  56,  69,  77,  88,  146,  155, 
157,  159,  160,  164,  171,  174,  176,  177, 
178,  179,  182,  190,  191,  193,  195,  197, 
199,  201,  202,  204,  208,  210,  211,  212 
213,  214,  215,  216,  219,  220,  221,  222, 
223,  226,  227,  233,  238,  240,  242,  244, 
245,  249,  250,  251,  252,  256,  257,  258, 
259,  261,  265,  266,  267,  268,  269,  270 
272,  273,  279,  282,  283,  284,  285,  289, 
291. 

Sprague,  Abel,  274. 

Springstead,  Hiram  P.,  274. 

Squires,  Bela,  274. 

Stafford,  Frank  J.,  wounded,  65 ;  274, 

Stafford  Heights,  26. 

Stabler,  Philip,  88,  274. 

Stamper,  Frederick,  275. 

Stannard,  Mrs.  Walter  W.,  155. 

Stanton,  Edwin  M.,  130,  131. 

Stan  ton  Hospital,  171,  232,  274  282. 

Stanton,  Willard,  89,  275. 

Steele,  Wesley  B.,  89,  275. 

Stein,  Gottlob,  275. 

Steinmetz,  Gabriel,  captured,  62;  88, 

^/O. 

Sterry,  James  H.,  275. 
Stevens,  Captain  H.,  58. 
Stevens,  Edwin  C.,  275. 
Stevens,   Isaac   I.,  brigade  comman 
der,  7;  killed,  16. 


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Stevens,     Phineas,     first     lieutenant 

Company  G,  3 ;  275,  279. 
Stevens.  William,  275. 
Stevenson,  Thomas,  275. 
Steward,  Daniel,  275. 
Steward,  John,  wounded,  77,  275. 
Stewart,  Robert,  276. 
Stewart,  Charles  J.,  276. 
Stewart,  Henry,  276. 
Stewart,  John,  killed,  127,  128;  276. 
Still,  Alfred,  276. 
Stillson,  Lyman  D.,  276. 
Stockton,  173,  187,  188,  193,  199,  214, 

216,  237,  259,  273,  280,  290. 
Stoolfire,  Irwin,  276. 
Stokes,  John  H.,  276. 
Stone,  Harmond  E.,  276. 
Stone,  William  H.,  276. 
Stonehouse,  James,  276. 
Stonehouse  Mountain,  104,  111,  133, 

286. 
"  Story  of  a  Roast  Pig,"  article  by 

Sumner  A.  Smith,  136-138. 
Story,  Edmund,  276. 
Strang,  William,  276. 
Strasburg,  67,  68,  71. 
Stratton,  Joseph  A.,  276. 
Strayer,  Levi,  277. 
Stringham,  Adin  C,  88,  277. 
Strub,  Joseph,  277. 
Struight,  Milton,  277. 
Stuber,  Charles,  277. 
Stuber,  Peter,  277. 
Sturdevant,  Charles,  90,  277. 
Sugar  Grove,  187. 
Sullivan,  John,  277. 
Sullivan,  Maurice  P.,  wounded,  86; 

277. 

Sulphur  Springs,  38,  104. 
Swallow,  John  T.,  277. 
Sweeney,  Edward,  277. 
Sweeney,  James,  277. 
Sweeney,  Patrick,  277. 
Sweet,  Linford,  277,  278. 
Sweet,  Orrin  S.,  278. 
Swick,  Hugh  M.,  278. 
Swicker,  George,  278. 
Sykes,   George,  commander  of  Fifth 

Corps,  35. 

TARRART,  EDGAR  E.,  278. 

Tall,  Richard,  278. 

Tallady,  Thomas  E.,  278. 

Tanner,  Reuben  B.,  278. 

Tarrytown,  239. 

Taylor,  James,  278. 

Taylor,  Terry,  278. 

Taylor,   Peter  A.,   second  lieutenant 

Company  D,  3;  278,  289. 
Taylor,  Robert  H.,  captured,  33;  278. 


Teller,  John  B.,  278. 

Tennallytown,  18,  66. 

Tenney,  Newton  F.,  wounded,  46; 
278. 

Terry,  Seward  Harmon,  killed,  52; 
137,  138,  157,  162,  174,  279. 

Tewey,  Timothy,  279. 

"  The  Dead  Captain,"  poem  by  An- 
son  G.  Chester,  147,  148. 

"  The  Home-Coming  of  the  49th 
Regiment  in  1865,"  article  by  Colo 
nel  George  Holden  Selkirk,  100- 
102. 

"  The  Methodist  Minister  who 
Owned  Camp  Griffin,  Virginia, 
where  the  49th  New  York  Volun 
teers  encamped  during  the  Winter 
of  1861-2,"  article  by  Sergeant 
Clark  S.  Hazeltine,  142,  143. 

"The  Vanishing  Troops,"  poem  by 
John  D.  Wells,  103. 

Theis,  John,  89,  279. 

Thielman,  Leonard,  279. 

Third  Division  Hospital,  178. 

Third  Corps,  25,  29,  35,  39,  104. 

Third  Heavy  Artillery,  44. 

Thirteenth  New  York  Artillery,  235. 

Thirty-third  Independent  Battery, 
255. 

Thirty-third  Infantry,  169,  170,  171, 
172,  174,  176,  177,  180,  181,  182,  184, 
185,  186,  187,  189,  191,  194,  195,  196, 
197,  198,  199,  200,  201,  203,  204,  206, 
207,  208,  209,  210,  211,  212,  214,  215, 
217,  218,  219,  220,  221,  222,  223,  224, 
225,  226,  227,  228,  229,  231,  232,  233, 
234,  235,  237,  240,  241,  243,  247,  248, 
249,  250,  252,  254,  255,  256,  257,  258, 
259,  260,  261,  264,  265,  268,  271,  272, 
275,  277,  279,  281,  283,  284,  285,  286, 
289,  291,  292. 

Thirty-third  New  York  Regiment, 
7,  21,  30. 

Thoenne,  Jacob,  279. 

Thomas,  George  Henry,  commander 
of  the  Army  of  the  Tennessee,  141 

Thomas,  John,  wounded,  53 ;  279. 

Thomas,  Peter,  279. 

Thompson,  George,  279. 

Thompson,  Hiram  P.,  wounded,  33 ; 
"  Personal  Reminiscences  of  the 
War,"  120;  41,  279,  280. 

Thompson,  Justin  G.,  second  lieuten 
ant  Company  G,  3;  279,  280. 

Thompson,    Norman    R.,    wounded, 

_22,  46;  address  at  Gettysburg 
Monument,  88;  presided  at  memo 
rial  exercises,  90;  "Recollections 
of  the  War,"  154;  137,280. 

Thompson,  Wayne,  280. 


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315 


Thompson,  William  H.,  280. 

Thorn,  Stephen  C.,  killed,  62;  280. 

Thornton,  Andrew,  280. 

Tice,  Tohn,  280. 

Ticknor,  Alroy  A.,  280. 

Tiffany,  Wallace,  captured,  50;  280. 

Tillinghast,  Henry  D.,  field  and  staff 

officers,  3;  1,  181,  280. 
Tilton  Hospital,  287. 
Tindal,  William,  215,  281. 
Tisdale,  George  M.,  281. 
Todd,  Hollis  D.,  281. 
Toland,  John,  281. 
Tompkins,  James  H.,  282. 
Torbet,  Alfred  Thomas  Archimedes, 

67. 

Tosh,  Alexander,  captured,  87 ;  282. 
Totten,  Stephen,  281. 
Tourney,  Dennis,  282. 
Trent  House  Hospital,  271,  282. 
Trier,  Henry,  281. 
Tritschler,  Charles,  281. 
Trommeter,  Henry,  281. 
Troutman,  Peter,  281. 
Troy,  193. 

Truax,  Charles  I.,  wounded,  46;  281. 
Truax,  Joseph  H.,  281. 
Tucker,  Albert  D.,  281. 
Tucker,  Darius,  281. 
Turk,  Rice,  282. 
Turner,  Henry,  282. 
Turner,  James,  wounded,  86;  282. 
Turner,  John,  282. 
Turner,  Myron,  wounded,  46;  282. 
Turner,  Orton,  282. 
Turner's  Lane  Hospital,  275. 
Twelfth  Corps,  29,  35,  36. 
Twelfth  New  York  Battery,  184. 
Twelfth  New  York  Cavalry,  255. 
Twentieth  New  York  Regiment,  29, 

289. 
Twenty-first   New   Jersey   Regiment, 

149. 
Twenty-first    New    York    Regiment, 

20,  169,  178,  196,  252. 
Twentv-sixth  Georgia  Regiment,  72. 
Twenty-sixth     New     York    Cavalry, 

226. 

Two  Taverns,  35. 
Tyler,  Mortimer  Le Verne,  killed,  52 ; 

162,  282. 
Tyler,  William  H.,  282. 

UMBERHUM,  RICHARD,  283. 
Union  Defense  Committee,  1. 
Union  Hospital,  196. 
Union  Hall  Hospital,  188. 
United  States  Hospital,  170,  221. 
United  States  National  Cemetery,  88, 
89. 


United  States  Signal  Corps,  250. 
Upton,  Colonel,  forlorn  hope  charge, 

49. 

Urbanna,  18. 
Utica,  227,  240,  277. 
Uttley,  Thomas,  wounded,  46;  283. 

VAIL,  DAVID  W.,  283. 

Valentine,   Henry  C.,  killed,  45;  89, 

223,  283. 

Van  Baalin,  Henry,  283. 
Van  Brocklin,  Edwin  R.,  283. 
Van  Brunt,  Albert,  283. 
Vanderhorst,    Henry,    captured,    53; 

88,  283. 
Vanderpool,    James,    wounded,    77; 

283. 

Van  Gelder,  Alfred,  283. 
Van  Gelder,  Henry  M.,  284. 
Van  Volkenburg,  Timothy,  284. 
Vaueh,  Patrick  J.,  284. 
Vedder,  Gustavus,  wounded,  36;  32, 

284. 

Vedder,  William  S.,  284. 
Veith,  Joseph,  284. 
Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  170,  180,  186, 

195,  196,  202,  204,  207,  209,  215,  216, 

218,  224,  230.  236,  237,  238,  242,  254, 

260,   264,   270,   271,   278,   279,   282, 

284,  286,  289,  290,  291,  292. 
Vickery,  Edgar  R.,  284. 
Vigala,  Bartholomew,  wounded,  37; 

284. 

Vilbert,  Anthony,  284. 
Vilmier,  Michael,  284. 
Vinton,  Francis  L.,  in  command  of 

Third  Brigade,  23;  wounded,  27. 
Vishniskki,  Felix,  284. 
Virginia  Central  Railroad,  59. 
Voltze,  George,  wounded,  53;  284. 
Von   Gayl,   Frederic,   first   lieutenant 

Company  B,  3;  211,  285. 
Voorhees,  Weizner,  killed,  45 ;  285. 
Vosburg,  Jacob,  285. 

WADDING,  PHILIP,  killed,  45 ;  285. 

Wagner,  John,  90,  285. 

Wagner,    Nicholas   L.,  captured,   37; 

105,  117,  285. 
Wahlen,  Jacob,  285. 
Wain,  Charles,  285. 
Wait,  Rufus  R.,  wounded,  53;  285. 
Waldron,  James  A.,  226,  285. 
Walker,  Daniel,  89. 
Walker,  Elias,  285. 
Walker,  George  T.,  285,  286. 
Walls,  James,  wounded,  46;  286. 
Walsh,  William  W.,  286. 
Walters,  John,  286. 
Walton,  Edward  W.,  286. 


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Ward,  Frank,  286. 

Ward,  Warren  A.,  killed,  45;  286. 

Wark,  John  R,  killed,  77;  89,  286. 

Warner,  Christian  H.,  286. 

Warner,  Enos,  286. 

Warner,  Mrs.  Katherine  C,  155. 

Warner,  Niles  T.,  286. 

Warren,  88,  90,  133,  139,  143,  149. 

Warren,  Gouverneur  Kemble,  40,  42, 
43,  48. 

Warren,  Harlan  P.,  286. 

Warrenton,  38,  104,  192. 

Warrenton  Junction,  38. 

Warsaw,  188,  203,  206,  213,  234,  237, 
251,  257,  258,  274. 

Washburn,  Albert,  286. 

Washington,  6,  7,  15,  18,  37,  63,  68, 
74,  85,  87,  96,  100,  121,  122,  124,  128, 
129,  140,  146,  156,  157,  158,  159,  170, 
171,  172,  173,  174,  175,  176,  177,  180, 
181,  182,  184,  186,  187,  188,  189,  190, 
191,  192,  193,  194,  195,  196,  198,  200, 
201,  202,  203,  204,  205,  206,  207,  208, 
209,  210,  211,  212,  213,  214,  215,  216, 
217,  218,  219,  220,  221,  222,  223,  224, 
225,  226,  228,  229,  230,  231,  232,  233, 
234,  235,  236,  237,  238,  239,  240,  243, 
244,  245,  246,  247,  249,  250,  251,  252, 
253,  254,  255,  257,  258,  259,  260,  261, 
262,  263,  264,  265,  266,  268,  269,  270, 
271,  272,  273,  274,  275,  276,  277,  278, 
280,  281,  282,  283,  284,  285,  286,  287, 
288,  290. 

Waterman,  Hiram,  wounded,  50; 
287. 

Watkins,  Nicholas,  287. 

Watson,  John,  287. 

Watts  Creek,  8,  156. 

Waynesboro,  36,  268,  277. 

Weaver,  Henry  H.,  287. 

Weed,  John  E.,  287. 

Weed,  Mrs.  Louisa  C,  155. 

Weiler,  Joseph,  287. 

Weinberg,  Isaac,  287. 

Weingertner,  Michael,  wounded,  46 ; 
287. 

Weirner,  Augustus,  287. 

Weiss,  Julius  A.,  38,  287. 

Weissenberger,  George,  287. 

Weissmantel,  John  Adam,  288. 

Welch,  Redmond,  288. 

Weldon  Railroad,  85. 

Wellington,  Levi,  288. 

Wellington,  Warren  C.,  288. 

Wells,  John  D.,  "  A  Soldier's  Grave," 
102;  "The  Vanishing  Troops," 
103. 

Wells,  William  H.,  288. 


Westfield,  2,  3,  4,  173,  174,  185,  186, 
190,  193,  224,  225,  229,  232,  235,  241, 
248,  253,  254,  264,  269,  275,  284,  291. 

West  Philadelphia,  201. 

West  Point,  13,  140. 

West  Seneca,  216. 

West,  William  H.,  288. 

Wheeler,  Benjamin  E.,  288. 

Wheeler,  Charles  E.,  288. 

Wheeler,  William  F.,  captain  Com 
pany  D,  3 ;  267,  288. 

Whitcomb,  Eugene,  288. 

White,  Benajah  B.,  captured,  33; 
288. 

White  Hall  Hospital,  191,  273. 

White  House  Landing,  10,  13,  14, 
270,  285. 

White,  James,  288. 

White,  John  C.,  288,  289. 

White,  Joseph,  289. 

White  Oak  Church,  127,  169,  170,  173, 
175,  180,  183,  185,  187,  190,  193,  197, 
202,  203,  204,  214,  216,  220,  223,  228, 

230,  237,  241,  253,  255,  256,  260,  261, 
262,  274,  287,  289. 

White  Oak  Swamp,  5,  152,  156. 

White  Plains,  252,  273. 

Whittier,  C.  A.,  81. 

Widmer,  Samuel,  289. 

Wieder,  Joseph  I.,  289. 

Wies,  Louis,  289. 

Wiggins,  William  Theodore,  second 
lieutenant  Company  C,  3;  killed, 
45 ;  188,  222,  289. 

Wightman,  Ira  B.,  289. 

Wilbur,  Solomon,  289. 

Wilcox,  Alamando,  289. 

Wilcox,  Alfred  E.,  wounded,  22 ;  289. 

Wilcox,  Arnold  D.,  289. 

Wilcox,  Daniel,  killed,  52;  289. 

Wilcox,  George,  290. 

Wilcox,  Seymour  H.,  290. 

Wilcox,  Van,  290. 

Wilder,  Francis  M.,  290. 

Wilderness,  5,  6,  43,  47,  48,  69,  77, 
102,  124,  155,  170,  172,  173,  179,  180, 
182,  183,  186,  188,  189,  190,  191,  192, 
195,  197,  198,  201,  203,  204,  205,  206, 
207,  208,  209,  210,  211,  213,  215,  216, 
217,  219,  220,  221,  225,  226,  228,  229, 

231,  234,  235,  237,  242,  243,  244,  245, 
246,  247,  248,  249,  250,  251,  252,  254, 
255,  256,  257,  259,  260,  261,  264,  265, 
267,  269,  270,  271,  272,  279,  280,  281, 
282,  283,  284,  285,  286,  287,  288,  289, 
290  291   292 

Wilder,  Toseph  D.,  88,  290. 
Wilder,  Walter  D.,  226,  290. 


Index 


317 


Wilken,  Christopher,  killed,  45;  290. 
Williamsburg,  6,  9,  10,  16,  123,  238, 

240,  244. 

Williams,  Charles,  290. 
Williams,  Edwin  C,  290. 
Williams,  John,  290. 
Williams,  Leroy  D.,  290. 
Williams,  Levi  A.,  291. 
Williamsport,  267. 
Williams,  Robert  J.,  291. 
Williams,    Sherman,    "  An    Amusing 

Incident  in  Camp  Life,"   119;   "A 

Tribute    to    a    Loyal    Virginian," 

140;  291. 

Williams,  Theodore  C,  89,  291. 
Williams,  William  H.,  wounded,  53; 

291. 

Wilmington,  225,  287. 
Wilson,  271. 
Wilson,  Charles    R.,    wounded,    46; 

291. 

Wilson,  Daniel  L.,  291. 
Wilson,  Robert,  killed,  45;  291. 
Wilson,  William,  291. 
Winchester,  68,  71,  72,  73,  88,  97,  153, 

183,  236,  254,  257,  263. 
Windmill  Point  Hospital,  269. 
Winegardner,  James,  291. 
Winney,  Henry,  291. 
Winters,  Willison,  291. 
Witherell,  Seymour  B.,  291. 
Witter,  William  Owen,  captured,  47 ; 

292. 


Wonderlin,    Franklin,   wounded,    77 ; 

292. 
Wood,  Edward     M.,    wounded,    33; 

292. 

Wood,  George,  292. 
Woodard,   Samuel  J.,   wounded,  22; 

292. 

Woolsey,  Elliott  H.,  292. 
Wright,  Benjamin,  292. 
Wright,  Horatio  Gates,  in  command 

of    Sixth    Corps,    48;    in    fort,   64; 

directed,    65;    stopped    retreat    of 

Union  army  at  Cedar  Creek,   76; 

resumed  command  of  Sixth  Corps, 

79;  154. 

Wright,  William,  292. 
Wuerz,    William,    second    lieutenant 

Company  B,  3;  230,  292. 

YATES,  77,  271. 
York,  213,  261. 
Yorktown,  5,  8,  16,  81,  95,  118,  124, 

193,  198,  226,  229,  234,  241,  245,  246, 

282,  286. 

Yorktown  National  Cemetery,  89. 
York,  William,  292. 
Young,  James,  292. 
Young's  Mills,  8,  156,  187,  205. 

ZIMMER,  JOHN,  292. 
Zimmerman,  William,  292. 


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